Princeton Breakwater surf break

Princeton Breakwater surfForecast / CAL – San Mateo / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Tuesday 21 Apr 2026 PDT
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Princeton Breakwater surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Princeton Breakwater sea temperature is
14.5° C
(Which is 2.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Princeton Breakwater today?

The current surf forecast for Princeton Breakwater at 7AM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am April 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Afternoon (21 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)11s
Evening (21 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)11s

Table - waves today at Princeton Breakwater. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
W
1.4
W
1.3
W
1.3
W
1.3
W
1.4
W
1.4
W
1.4
W
1.2
W
1.2
W
1.2
W
1
WSW
1.2
W
1.2
W
1.2
W
1.1
W
1.1
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
1.1
W
0.8
W
0.7
W
0.8
W
Period(s) (?)1212121211111111101010710998814141413131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)647565472449426467451434300290279102273241224171165198194189440225171215
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSE
15
S
20
S
20
SSW
10
SSW
20
WSW
20
W
15
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSW
10
SW
10
WNW
10
NNW
10
NW
5
NW
10
N
10
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
15
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
crosscross-
on
ononcrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:14AM
1.81
3:56PM
1.24
2:11AM
1.71
5:08PM
1.26
3:18AM
1.59
6:14PM
1.31
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:34AM
-0.37
8:23PM
0.92
9:38AM
-0.28
9:45PM
0.95
10:47AM
-0.19
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Sunrise--6:26-------6:26-------6:24-----
Sunset-----7:50-------7:51-------7:52--
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
51212111--1-------------
Temp. °C121213141213121112111212131413121111121515141111
Feels °C (?)109910108881091091012121089101311978
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