4 Mile surfForecast / CAL – Santa Cruz / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Thursday 09 Apr 2026 PDT
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4 Mile surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's 4 Mile sea temperature is
14.4° C
(Which is 2.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at 4 Mile today?

The current surf forecast for 4 Mile at 6AM is: 0.9m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm April 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Apr)3ft (0.9m)18s
Afternoon (10 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)15s
Evening (10 Apr)3ft (0.9m)15s

Table - waves today at 4 Mile. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thu
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
2
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
3.5
WSW
3
WSW
3
W
3
W
2.5
W
Period(s) (?)16181818181715151516161616161616161616910101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)23434839949748646920728735841241249949940239735735335334818061885201118181293
Wind
(km/h)
0
S
5
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
SE
20
SSE
20
S
25
SSW
20
SSW
10
SSW
5
WSW
10
SSE
15
S
25
S
30
S
35
SSE
30
WSW
25
SSW
35
SSW
30
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:48PM
1.51
4:25AM
1.73
8:12PM
1.57
5:42AM
1.72
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:55PM
1.46
12:32PM
0.55
12:27AM
1.39
1:17PM
0.52
Thu
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Sunrise----6:41-------6:39-------6:39---
Sunset-------7:37-------7:38-------7:39
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part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C141414131315151514141313131414141012121212131313
Feels °C (?)1514131111121211111312121098737567889
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