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4 Mile Surf Forecast
/ CAL – Santa Cruz (30 breaks) / California (404 breaks) /
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4 Mile surfForecast / CAL – Santa Cruz / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Sunday 24 May 2026 PDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
11.3° C
(Which is 1.2°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at 4 Mile today?
The current surf forecast for 4 Mile at 3PM is: 0.7m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am May 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (24 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
| Evening (24 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at 4 Mile. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 10°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 24 | Monday 25 | Tuesday 26 | Wed 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | |
223 | 164 | 212 | 166 | 142 | 140 | 186 | 165 | 348 | 362 | 453 | 459 | 569 | 563 | 445 | 457 | 348 | 449 | 647 | 1724 | 862 | 3647 | 3492 | 3341 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 5:43AM1.63m | 7:03PM1.96m | 7:04AM1.54m | 7:37PM2.02m | 8:17AM1.50m | 8:07PM2.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:10PM0.58m | 1:31AM0.86m | 12:55PM0.74m | 2:25AM0.68m | 1:35PM0.88m | 3:09AM0.52m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 |
 | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | 8:19 |
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Temp °C | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SSW 16 | WNW 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | SSW 16 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 |
 kJ | 83 | 81 | 212 | 75 | 142 | 140 | 186 | 165 | 348 | 362 | 453 | 459 | 569 | 563 | 445 | 457 | 348 | 449 | 647 | 429 | 862 | 1723 | 1796 | 1668 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 9 | SSW 14 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 15 | SSW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 223 | 164 | 76 | 138 | 56 | 56 | 167 | 140 | 168 | 156 | 151 | 192 | 261 | 183 | 161 | 123 | 93 | 348 | 353 | 7 | 457 | 419 | 318 | 305 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | WNW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 19 | WNW 15 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | S 10 | NW 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | WNW 16 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 24 | 24 | 86 | 166 | 137 | 123 | 55 | 55 | 32 | 47 | 8 | 19 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 142 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 7 | WNW 9 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | — | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 14 | WNW 8 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | 31 | 1 | 4 | 4 | — | 16 | 37 | 75 | 134 | 1724 | 336 | 3647 | 3492 | 3341 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 45 | 210 | 355 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 251 | 658 | 19 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 423 | 1251 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
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