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4 Mile surfForecast / CAL – Santa Cruz / USA
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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
12.4° 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 2AM is: 3.0m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.5m 15s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm May 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (16 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (16 May) | 11ft (3.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at 4 Mile. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Mon morning, min 9°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Sat afternoon, light winds from the NW by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 15 | Saturday 16 | Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 PM | 5 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | |
974 | 1159 | 1546 | 1662 | 1697 | 1546 | 1797 | 1958 | 2285 | 2893 | 3092 | 5635 | 2491 | 4548 | 2736 | 2783 | 4008 | 4051 | 3259 | 1165 | 785 | 601 | 613 | 625 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 9:40PM2.38m | 11:38AM1.64m | 10:22PM2.45m | 12:38PM1.64m | 11:09PM2.46m | 1:40PM1.63m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:59AM0.01m | 4:09PM1.11m | 5:49AM-0.10m | 4:56PM1.19m | 6:42AM-0.12m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | |
8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | |
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Temp °C | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | WNW 15 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 |
228 | 234 | 135 | 137 | 169 | 99 | 165 | 165 | 165 | 165 | 118 | 3075 | 2491 | 2303 | 61 | 60 | 2126 | 2153 | 1655 | 1165 | 785 | 601 | 33 | 31 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | SSW 13 | SSW 15 | SW 19 | SW 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 20 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 18 | S 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 16 | S 16 |
86 | 84 | 128 | 125 | 101 | 74 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 118 | 115 | 107 | 25 | 25 | 59 | 59 | 58 | 58 | 34 | 34 | 46 | 46 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | WNW 15 | — | — | S 20 | S 20 | S 20 | — | SW 18 | S 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | S 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | S 16 | SW 17 | SSW 18 |
2 | 2 | 58 | 57 | 80 | 42 | — | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | — | 13 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 24 | 31 | 31 | 59 | 53 | 46 | 11 | 30 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 12 | — | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | — | — | — | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
974 | 1159 | 1546 | 1662 | 1697 | 1546 | 1797 | 1958 | 2285 | 2893 | 3092 | 5635 | — | 4548 | 2736 | 2783 | 4008 | 4051 | 3259 | — | — | — | 613 | 625 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 13 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 19 | 17 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 17 |
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