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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 Wednesday 06 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
14.1° C
(Which is 1.9°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 11AM is: 0.7m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (06 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
| Evening (06 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
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 Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | Friday 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | |
199 | 209 | 209 | 201 | 191 | 183 | 134 | 249 | 235 | 210 | 206 | 203 | 199 | 196 | 196 | 193 | 143 | 138 | 135 | 133 | 433 | 480 | 131 | 219 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 00:54AM1.94m | 4:43PM1.50m | 1:37AM1.86m | 5:49PM1.53m | 2:27AM1.77m | 6:31PM1.59m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:53AM0.41m | 7:39PM1.44m | 9:45AM0.46m | 8:55PM1.47m | 10:36AM0.50m | 10:35PM1.45m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — |
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Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 12 |
11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 9 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
 kJ | 158 | 156 | 145 | 128 | 191 | 183 | 134 | 249 | 235 | 210 | 206 | 203 | 199 | 196 | 196 | 193 | 143 | 138 | 135 | 133 | 42 | 42 | 68 | 56 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SSW 14 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 17 | SW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 199 | 209 | 209 | 201 | 95 | 68 | 70 | 134 | 20 | 28 | 30 | 129 | 125 | 123 | 89 | 87 | 68 | 68 | 44 | 43 | 28 | 74 | 120 | 121 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | W 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | W 14 | SSW 19 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 19 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 11 | 11 | 11 | 20 | 44 | 69 | 94 | 37 | 134 | 134 | 133 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 87 | 85 | 35 | 27 | 26 | 41 | 41 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | NW 5 | — | — | WNW 6 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 6 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 35 | — | — | 29 | 19 | 32 | 34 | 32 | 53 | 65 | 67 | 82 | 433 | 480 | 131 | 219 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 10 |
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