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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 4 pm Tuesday 12 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
12.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at 4 Mile today?
The current surf forecast for 4 Mile at 7PM is: 1.2m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.8m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
| Evening (12 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
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 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | Fri 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8 AM | 11 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 11 | SSW 15 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | |
325 | 254 | 508 | 265 | 328 | 254 | 254 | 293 | 268 | 210 | 425 | 923 | 923 | 872 | 743 | 619 | 643 | 561 | 644 | 1104 | 787 | 869 | 815 | 866 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 8:02PM1.99m | 8:32AM1.58m | 8:30PM2.13m | 9:36AM1.60m | 9:03PM2.27m | 10:38AM1.63m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:23PM0.72m | 2:40AM0.68m | 2:02PM0.82m | 3:25AM0.42m | 2:42PM0.92m | 4:11AM0.19m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — |
 | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | 8:08 |
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Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 16 |
11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SSW 15 |
 kJ | 325 | 254 | 319 | 265 | 328 | 254 | 254 | 293 | 268 | 210 | 425 | 923 | 923 | 872 | 743 | 619 | 295 | 295 | 266 | 705 | 787 | 869 | 815 | 234 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | W 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | S 12 | S 12 | S 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WNW 18 |
| kJ | 242 | 242 | 242 | 188 | 186 | 180 | 170 | 163 | 161 | 171 | 102 | 102 | 102 | 172 | 160 | 298 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 259 | 250 | 263 | 259 | 31 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | SSW 19 | S 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 10 | W 19 | S 10 | WNW 18 | S 11 |
| kJ | 2 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 37 | 13 | 65 | 102 | 104 | 104 | 104 | 102 | 70 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 31 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 4 | WNW 11 | — | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | — | — | — | WNW 11 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | — | — | — | WNW 9 |
| kJ | — | 8 | 508 | — | 69 | 47 | 46 | 55 | 97 | 128 | 154 | 295 | 452 | — | — | — | 643 | 561 | 644 | 1104 | — | — | — | 866 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 96 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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