4 Mile Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.99° N 122.16° W

4 Mile 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 23 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's 4 Mile sea temperature is
15.8°C
0.6° 

4 Mile surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at 4 Mile today (23 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for 4 Mile at 12PM is: 0.8m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.3m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)9s
Afternoon (23 Sep)5ft (1.6m)8s
Evening (23 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the NW by Fri afternoon).

Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
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
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
1
1
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
1
3
3
2
2
2
0
0
0
2
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
1.4
WNW
9
1.3
WNW
9
1.7
WNW
8
0.8
SSW
15
1.3
WNW
11
1.3
WNW
10
1.3
WNW
9
1.3
WNW
9
1.3
WNW
9
1.3
WNW
10
1.6
NW
11
1.3
WNW
11
1.3
WNW
11
1.2
WNW
11
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
1.7
WNW
7
1.7
WNW
10
2.5
NW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
326
322
300
267
392
275
397
278
299
280
228
320
582
359
359
311
204
207
232
201
253
274
588
1162
Wind (km/h)
5
N
10
NNW
5
ENE
10
WNW
15
WNW
20
NW
10
N
0
NNW
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
10
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
20
NW
25
NW
30
NW
20
NNW
15
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:44AM1.70m
8:53PM1.92m
10:03AM1.79m
9:37PM1.92m
10:24AM1.88m
10:23PM1.89m
Low Tide
3:07AM0.44m
3:03PM1.03m
3:36AM0.46m
3:43PM0.88m
4:04AM0.51m
4:23PM0.73m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:56
6:56
6:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:04
7:02
7:00
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Temp °C
13
13
14
19
22
21
20
17
17
17
17
20
20
21
19
17
16
16
16
20
21
20
16
15
Feels °C
12
12
13
18
20
19
19
17
15
16
16
19
17
17
16
14
15
15
15
17
16
15
12
12
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