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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 13 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
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 9AM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.7m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am May 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (13 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (13 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 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 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | Friday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 8 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | |
260 | 254 | 387 | 521 | 320 | 210 | 361 | 923 | 923 | 872 | 460 | 643 | 643 | 549 | 606 | 1060 | 1230 | 869 | 815 | 766 | 812 | 827 | 846 | 1065 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | |
High Tide | 8:32AM1.58m | 8:30PM2.13m | 9:36AM1.60m | 9:03PM2.27m | 10:38AM1.63m | 9:40PM2.38m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:40AM0.68m | 2:02PM0.82m | 3:25AM0.42m | 2:42PM0.92m | 4:11AM0.19m | 3:24PM1.02m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — |
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Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 14 | 11 |
10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 7 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SSW 14 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 8 | WNW 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
 kJ | 260 | 254 | 387 | 163 | 320 | 210 | 361 | 923 | 923 | 872 | 460 | 643 | 295 | 295 | 266 | 705 | 787 | 869 | 815 | 256 | 228 | 225 | 228 | 231 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 13 | SSW 14 | W 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | S 12 | S 12 | S 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WNW 18 | WNW 17 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | W 16 |
| kJ | 186 | 180 | 170 | 13 | 161 | 171 | 102 | 102 | 102 | 102 | 160 | 298 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 259 | 320 | 263 | 259 | 31 | 57 | 89 | 86 | 129 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 12 | SSW 19 | S 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 18 | SSW 13 | S 12 | SSW 13 | S 12 | W 20 | S 10 | W 19 | W 18 | WNW 18 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 13 | 12 | 37 | 13 | 65 | 102 | 104 | 104 | 104 | 156 | 70 | 11 | 67 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 31 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 12 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | — | — | — | — | WNW 11 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | — | — | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | — | 37 | 58 | 521 | 75 | 124 | 134 | 295 | — | — | — | — | 643 | 549 | 606 | 1060 | 1230 | — | — | 766 | 812 | 827 | 846 | 1065 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 10 |
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