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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 10 am Tuesday 28 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
13.8° C
(Which is 1.6°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 5PM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am April 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (28 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (28 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
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 Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Fri 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 6 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 18 | WNW 8 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | |
81 | 81 | 218 | 121 | 75 | 80 | 81 | 78 | 70 | 82 | 103 | 112 | 147 | 144 | 299 | 297 | 264 | 227 | 257 | 227 | 371 | 232 | 286 | 292 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 9:18AM1.69m | 9:22PM2.06m | 10:11AM1.67m | 9:48PM2.10m | 11:01AM1.65m | 10:13PM2.12m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:02PM0.75m | 4:03AM0.51m | 3:35PM0.88m | 4:40AM0.39m | 4:06PM1.00m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 |
 | — | — | — | 7:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:55 | — | — | — | 7:57 |
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Temp °C | 12 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | S 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
 kJ | 81 | 81 | 23 | 121 | 75 | 34 | 35 | 38 | 55 | 82 | 68 | 76 | 72 | 68 | 153 | 157 | 264 | 227 | 143 | 156 | 232 | 232 | 286 | 292 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | SW 13 | S 12 | S 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 18 | WNW 17 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 10 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 |
| kJ | 22 | 19 | 28 | 23 | 24 | 79 | 81 | 78 | 70 | 68 | 103 | 99 | 147 | 144 | 67 | 167 | 165 | 156 | 33 | 33 | 154 | 151 | 149 | 129 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 16 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 18 | SW 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 10 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 11 | S 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 22 | 22 | 21 | 28 | 28 | 25 | 64 | 64 | 39 | 62 | 36 | 38 | 17 | 34 | 126 | 65 | 33 | 33 | 9 | 14 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 28 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 12 | WNW 4 | WNW 7 | NW 6 | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | — | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 34 | 28 | 218 | 7 | 44 | 80 | — | — | — | — | 84 | 112 | 133 | 130 | 299 | 297 | — | — | 257 | 227 | 371 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 96 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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