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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 Tuesday 05 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
13.8° C
(Which is 1.6°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 9AM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.7m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (05 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (05 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 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 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Tue morning, fresh winds from the NW by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SSW 15 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WNW 11 | SSW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | |
384 | 384 | 317 | 292 | 210 | 203 | 203 | 193 | 199 | 209 | 209 | 201 | 191 | 183 | 134 | 249 | 373 | 210 | 206 | 203 | 199 | 199 | 196 | 193 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 00:16AM2.01m | 3:30PM1.50m | 00:54AM1.94m | 4:43PM1.50m | 1:37AM1.86m | 5:49PM1.53m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:03AM0.36m | 6:51PM1.39m | 8:53AM0.41m | 7:39PM1.44m | 9:45AM0.46m | 8:55PM1.47m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:01 | — |
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Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 12 |
10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 |
 kJ | 384 | 384 | 317 | 292 | 210 | 203 | 203 | 158 | 199 | 196 | 183 | 201 | 191 | 183 | 134 | 249 | 373 | 210 | 206 | 203 | 199 | 199 | 196 | 193 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 14 | WNW 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 103 | 105 | 240 | 183 | 186 | 188 | 188 | 193 | 199 | 209 | 209 | 70 | 69 | 69 | 70 | 134 | 134 | 32 | 35 | 129 | 125 | 123 | 89 | 87 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 17 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | W 16 | WNW 15 | S 11 | W 14 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 70 | 111 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 20 | 44 | 9 | 94 | 37 | 37 | 134 | 133 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 31 | 32 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WNW 2 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | — | — | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 11 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | — | — | — | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 24 | 16 | 23 | 170 | 20 | 26 | — | — | — | 38 | 50 | 31 | 34 | 25 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 0 |
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