4 Mile surfForecast / CAL – Santa Cruz / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Friday 27 Feb 2026 PST
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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
14.0° 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: 0.3m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am February 27). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)18s
Afternoon (27 Feb)1ft (0.3m)18s
Evening (27 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)16s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
0
0
2
2
1
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.6
S
0.6
SSW
Period(s) (?)131818181818171616161616161615151515151515141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4412312312361609387134132132147146142184231159157110109109106148156
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNE
5
NE
5
NNE
5
E
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNE
10
N
5
NE
10
NNW
15
N
10
ESE
20
NW
20
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NNW
5
N
10
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
5
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:28AM
2.17
8:51PM
1.63
7:29AM
2.21
9:24PM
1.71
8:23AM
2.22
9:55PM
1.79
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:18AM
1.27
2:01PM
0.16
1:26AM
1.17
2:45PM
0.14
2:22AM
1.04
3:25PM
0.16
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Sunrise--6:41-------6:41-------6:39-----
Sunset-----6:00-------6:00-------6:01--
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C201819222526232119191722192018171514141516151313
Feels °C (?)191718212424222019181521161616161313131413121112
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