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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 am Thursday 23 Apr 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
13.9° C
(Which is 1.8°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 9AM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (23 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (23 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
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 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
W 8 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | S 16 | WNW 13 | WNW 10 | WNW 13 | NW 7 | NW 7 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 12 | NW 9 | S 13 | W 15 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 15 | W 14 | |
173 | 204 | 210 | 207 | 251 | 458 | 186 | 499 | 183 | 188 | 155 | 155 | 155 | 193 | 111 | 178 | 193 | 148 | 90 | 104 | 130 | 104 | 104 | 103 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 3:16AM2.02m | 6:27PM1.66m | 4:37AM1.90m | 7:16PM1.75m | 6:00AM1.81m | 7:55PM1.84m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:04AM0.26m | 11:03PM1.33m | 12:06PM0.33m | 00:32AM1.20m | 1:00PM0.41m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — |
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Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | S 14 | WNW 9 | WNW 12 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
 kJ | 173 | 140 | 137 | 109 | 189 | 458 | 184 | 499 | 96 | 99 | 96 | 72 | 83 | 106 | 107 | 86 | 193 | 40 | 58 | 50 | 130 | 101 | 86 | 59 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | S 15 | S 15 | WNW 12 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 |
| kJ | 149 | 204 | 210 | 207 | 251 | 251 | 186 | 183 | 133 | 127 | 121 | 117 | 155 | 155 | 82 | 106 | 97 | 92 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 104 | 104 | 103 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 12 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 16 | WNW 12 | W 16 | WNW 11 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | 154 | 135 | 132 | 186 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 6 | 165 | 110 | 155 | 155 | 115 | 82 | 79 | 79 | 77 | 47 | 68 | 104 | 104 | 89 | 89 | 89 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 | WNW 4 | WNW 10 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | — | — | — | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | — | NW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 125 | 10 | 179 | 173 | 183 | 188 | — | — | — | 193 | 111 | 178 | — | 148 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 8 |
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