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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 27 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
13.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at 4 Mile today (27 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 May, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 12s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 May, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 May, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for 4 Mile at 8AM is: 2.2m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.8m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am May 27). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 May) | 7ft (2.2m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (27 May) | 6ft (1.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (27 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at 4 Mile. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°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 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | |
3468 | 1730 | 1467 | 1180 | 1001 | 1024 | 817 | 698 | 586 | 511 | 418 | 331 | 432 | 559 | 655 | 686 | 661 | 768 | 671 | 581 | 543 | 565 | 565 | 789 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | glassy | cross-on | on | cross | cross | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | |
High Tide | 9:21AM1.50m | 8:36PM2.11m | 10:18AM1.52m | 9:05PM2.13m | 11:08AM1.54m | 9:35PM2.14m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:09AM0.52m | 2:14PM1.01m | 3:49AM0.39m | 2:51PM1.12m | 4:25AM0.30m | 3:27PM1.19m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:20 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 |
8 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 |
 kJ | 1811 | 1730 | 1467 | 1180 | 1001 | 1024 | 817 | 698 | 586 | 511 | 418 | 331 | 281 | 240 | 240 | 686 | 661 | 768 | 671 | 581 | 543 | 565 | 565 | 789 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 20 | WNW 20 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 318 | 305 | 239 | 236 | 236 | 236 | 233 | 233 | 178 | 156 | 304 | 298 | 432 | 559 | 655 | 235 | 175 | 133 | 116 | 90 | 37 | 152 | 149 | 107 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | W 24 | WNW 23 | WNW 22 | WNW 21 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 21 | S 21 | S 20 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 52 | 91 | 151 | 154 | 149 | 145 | 143 | 143 | 143 | 143 | 141 | 141 | 67 | 101 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | — |
| kJ | 3468 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 92 | 94 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 13 | 2 | 0 | 96 | 45 | 17 | 13 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 45 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 96 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 10 |
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