4 Mile surfForecast / CAL – Santa Cruz / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Wednesday 22 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
14.1° C
(Which is 2.0°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 4PM is: 1.4m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.6m 18s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00am April 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Apr)4ft (1.2m)10s
Afternoon (22 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Evening (22 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sat
25
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
1
3
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
W
10
1.1
WSW
7
1.1
WSW
7
1.4
W
9
1.3
W
9
1.2
W
9
1.1
W
8
0.7
WNW
14
0.7
WNW
14
0.7
WNW
14
0.7
S
16
1.3
WNW
13
0.6
S
16
0.8
WNW
13
1.4
NW
7
0.6
WNW
13
0.6
S
15
0.6
S
15
0.6
S
15
0.6
S
15
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.9
WNW
12
0.8
WNW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
279
116
140
318
274
225
173
204
210
207
251
563
186
198
178
127
155
155
155
155
107
106
193
140
Wind (km/h)
10
S
10
S
10
SSW
10
W
15
NW
15
N
5
NNE
10
NNE
5
NE
10
W
25
WNW
25
NW
25
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NW
5
NW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
15
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
5:23PM1.59m
3:16AM2.02m
6:27PM1.66m
4:37AM1.90m
7:16PM1.75m
Low Tide
9:56AM0.18m
9:22PM1.37m
11:04AM0.26m
11:03PM1.33m
12:06PM0.33m
00:32AM1.20m
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
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6:24
6:24
6:22
6:20
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7:49
7:50
7:51
7:52
1
1
1
Temp °C
12
13
14
14
13
12
11
11
12
14
15
15
13
11
11
11
11
13
14
14
12
11
10
11
10
11
13
12
10
9
10
9
11
12
10
9
8
8
8
9
9
10
10
10
8
8
7
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
W
10
1.1
WSW
7
1.1
WSW
7
1.4
W
9
1.3
W
9
1.2
W
9
1.1
W
8
1
W
8
1
W
8
0.9
WNW
8
0.7
WNW
14
0.7
S
16
0.7
WNW
13
0.8
WNW
13
1
WNW
7
1
WNW
7
1
WNW
7
1
WNW
8
0.6
S
15
0.6
S
15
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.9
WNW
12
0.8
WNW
11
Energy kJ
279
108
140
318
274
225
173
140
137
112
189
251
184
198
91
93
99
110
155
155
107
106
193
140
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
12
0.7
WNW
10
0.6
WNW
10
0.6
S
18
0.6
S
18
0.6
WNW
14
0.6
WNW
14
0.7
WNW
14
0.7
WNW
14
0.7
WNW
14
0.7
S
16
0.3
SSW
11
0.6
S
16
0.6
S
16
0.6
WNW
13
0.6
WNW
13
0.6
WNW
12
0.6
WNW
12
0.6
WNW
12
0.5
WNW
12
0.5
WNW
12
0.5
WNW
12
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
13
Energy kJ
56
88
65
225
225
163
149
204
210
207
251
24
186
183
133
127
121
117
115
83
82
79
97
92
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WNW
16
0.5
W
15
0.5
W
15
0.5
W
15
0.6
WNW
15
0.6
S
18
0.5
S
17
0.5
S
16
0.5
S
16
0.6
S
16
0.3
SSW
11
0.2
W
18
0.3
SSW
11
0.1
SW
12
0.6
S
15
0.5
S
15
0.6
S
15
0.6
S
15
0.3
W
16
0.3
W
16
0.4
W
16
0.4
W
16
0.4
W
16
0.4
W
15
Energy kJ
51
116
109
110
169
225
154
135
132
186
24
25
24
6
165
110
155
155
46
45
79
79
76
70
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NW
3
0.9
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
13
1.1
WNW
8
1.1
WNW
7
1.4
NW
7
0.9
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
7
0.9
WNW
7
0.8
WNW
6
0.9
WNW
8
Energy kJ
2
125
563
135
108
178
93
70
64
47
112
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
Distance (km)
13
45
96
13
2
0
0
0
0
10
13
13
13
10
0
2
2
13
13
378
13
2
2
13
Best forecast wave conditions in Santa Cruz
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
8
9
6
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
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