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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 Friday 24 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 1.7°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 12PM is: 0.6m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am April 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (24 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
| Evening (24 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
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 14°C on Fri morning, min 10°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
NW 7 | NW 7 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | WNW 8 | WNW 12 | NW 9 | S 13 | S 13 | W 15 | WNW 11 | W 14 | W 15 | WNW 14 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | |
178 | 183 | 155 | 155 | 155 | 155 | 111 | 265 | 148 | 92 | 90 | 104 | 104 | 103 | 104 | 280 | 177 | 183 | 129 | 177 | 159 | 160 | 215 | 215 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | |
High Tide | 4:37AM1.90m | 7:16PM1.75m | 6:00AM1.81m | 7:55PM1.84m | 7:14AM1.75m | 8:27PM1.93m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:03PM1.33m | 12:06PM0.33m | 00:32AM1.20m | 1:00PM0.41m | 1:41AM1.03m | 1:47PM0.51m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — |
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Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | S 15 | S 14 | WNW 12 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 14 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 5 | WNW 14 | WNW 5 | WNW 14 |
 kJ | 93 | 93 | 81 | 86 | 93 | 155 | 107 | 265 | 75 | 56 | 56 | 50 | 101 | 90 | 78 | 280 | 177 | 183 | 129 | 177 | 26 | 160 | 29 | 215 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | S 15 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | W 14 | W 15 | S 13 | WNW 10 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 15 | S 12 | WNW 14 | W 5 |
| kJ | 133 | 127 | 121 | 117 | 155 | 83 | 82 | 106 | 97 | 92 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 103 | 104 | 89 | 52 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 159 | 26 | 215 | 20 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | WNW 12 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | S 13 | S 13 | SW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 15 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 165 | 110 | 155 | 155 | 83 | 45 | 79 | 79 | 53 | 48 | 68 | 104 | 104 | 89 | 89 | 7 | 54 | 50 | 47 | 46 | 46 | 9 | 46 | 25 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | NW 7 | — | — | — | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — | WNW 5 | WNW 8 | — |
| kJ | 178 | 183 | — | — | — | 92 | 111 | 193 | 148 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 59 | — | — | — | — | 37 | 98 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 38 | 49 | 561 | 13 | 2 | 0 |
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