4 Mile surfForecast / CAL – Santa Cruz / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Tuesday 14 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
14.6° C
(Which is 2.4°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 11PM is: 0.5m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm April 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Apr)--
Afternoon (14 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Evening (14 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)16s

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


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Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
4
3
1
1
1
2
3
3
3
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
WNW
1.1
WNW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
1
WNW
1.1
NW
1.3
NW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
1.2
WNW
2.2
NW
1.6
WNW
1.6
NW
1.7
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.2
WNW
Period(s) (?)88161677714141515151568999999101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)161165147147102103159158165188188123125106687441424470470519530480356246
Wind
(km/h)
20
WNW
30
NW
25
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
15
NW
20
NW
25
NW
30
NW
20
NNW
15
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
15
N
10
N
25
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
20
NNW
10
N
10
NE
0
ENE
5
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
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High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sunrise------6:33-------6:33-------6:31-
Sunset-7:42-------7:43-------7:44------
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C141411109910141515121212109151817131111111115
Feels °C (?)98665671010989855111097688912
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