4 Mile surfForecast / CAL – Santa Cruz / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Tuesday 31 Mar 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
13.4° C
(Which is 1.2°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: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm March 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Mar)--
Afternoon (31 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)15s
Evening (31 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
2
!
4
4
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
1.4
NW
1.2
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.9
WNW
2.1
WNW
3
NW
2
WNW
1.9
WNW
1.8
WNW
1.7
WNW
Period(s) (?)1515151414141313131313131313671111111212121211
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)5484848197918888878787878585131140736910106221581024931830674
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
10
S
5
SSW
10
SSE
15
S
15
SW
10
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
20
NW
20
NNW
15
N
25
NNW
35
NW
30
NW
30
NNW
15
NNW
5
ENE
5
NNE
5
NE
0
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffglassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:36PM
2.00
10:58AM
1.84
11:01PM
2.04
11:45AM
1.77
11:27PM
2.06
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:20PM
0.56
4:53AM
0.57
4:51PM
0.70
5:33AM
0.47
5:20PM
0.84
6:13AM
0.42
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Sunrise------6:54-------6:52-------6:52-
Sunset-7:29-------7:30-------7:30------
cloud
light rain
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-3111-------1-----------
Temp. °C161614141414141414151413121091314141010991015
Feels °C (?)1515131413141312121313118557673777813
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