4 Mile surfForecast / CAL – Santa Cruz / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Thursday 26 Mar 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
12.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at 4 Mile today?

The current surf forecast for 4 Mile at 3PM is: 1.9m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am March 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Mar)7ft (2.1m)10s
Afternoon (26 Mar)6ft (1.9m)10s
Evening (26 Mar)8ft (2.4m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sun
29
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
1
4
4
3
2
2
3
3
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
1
1
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.1
WNW
2
WNW
1.9
WNW
2.5
NW
2.4
NW
1.5
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.2
WNW
1
WNW
1
WNW
1
WNW
1
WNW
1
WNW
1
WNW
1
WNW
1
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
NW
Period(s) (?)101010101010101010101010101010101010101010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)83277870612751172427353360417389320272208204204204208212216216182182175142
Wind
(km/h)
10
N
5
WNW
15
WNW
15
NNW
10
N
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
NE
5
NE
5
SSW
10
W
10
WNW
5
NNW
5
E
5
E
5
ESE
5
E
5
SW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
5
E
5
NNW
5
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
glasscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offglassglasscross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
crossglassglassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:59PM
1.59
6:11AM
1.98
8:40PM
1.69
7:23AM
1.98
9:13PM
1.78
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:42PM
0.31
12:20AM
1.31
1:41PM
0.30
1:37AM
1.18
2:30PM
0.31
2:36AM
1.02
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sun
29
Sunrise7:03-------7:01-------7:00-------
Sunset---7:24-------7:25-------7:27----
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C101418221818171717202121181515141417171815151414
Feels °C (?)81214191516141414181818161314131316151613141312
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  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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