4 Mile surfForecast / CAL – Santa Cruz / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Tuesday 26 May 2026 PDT
Forecast 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
12.3° 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 1PM is: 1.1m 15s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.9m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.6m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am May 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 May)3ft (0.9m)16s
Afternoon (26 May)4.5ft (1.3m)14s
Evening (26 May)5ft (1.6m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent

Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed night).

Tuesday
26
Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
Fri
29
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
2 AM
5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
1
1
1
1
!
3
4
3
2
2
2
3
2
2
3
3
1
1
3
3
3
4
Swell
Height Map
Height MapHeight MapHeight Map
Height MapHeight MapHeight Map
Height MapHeight MapHeight Map
Height MapHeight MapHeight Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
16
1
WNW
15
1.3
WNW
14
2.2
WNW
14
1.7
WNW
14
1.4
WNW
14
3.5
NW
13
2.4
WNW
13
2.3
WNW
12
2.2
WNW
12
2.2
WNW
12
2.1
WNW
12
2
WNW
11
1.7
WNW
11
1.7
WNW
11
1.5
WNW
11
1.5
WNW
10
1.4
WNW
10
0.8
WNW
18
0.9
WNW
18
1
WNW
18
1.1
WNW
16
1.1
WNW
16
1.2
WNW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
348
455
647
2033
1068
743
3971
1844
1548
1267
1245
1141
954
711
627
521
483
388
432
559
655
677
661
768
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
30
NW
35
WNW
35
NW
30
NW
30
NW
20
NW
10
NW
5
SSE
10
SE
15
WSW
15
NW
15
WNW
5
W
5
SSE
15
SE
15
E
15
ESE
15
SSW
10
W
10
WNW
10
NNW
10
NNE
5
N
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross
on
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:17AM1.50m
8:07PM2.07m
9:21AM1.50m
8:36PM2.11m
10:18AM1.52m
9:05PM2.13m
Low Tide
1:35PM0.88m
3:09AM0.52m
2:14PM1.01m
3:49AM0.39m
2:51PM1.12m
4:25AM0.30m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:52
5:52
5:52
5:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:17
8:19
8:19
8:20
1
3
1
Temp °C
12
14
14
14
13
12
12
12
12
14
15
15
13
12
12
12
12
14
15
14
14
13
12
12
7
8
7
7
7
6
8
10
11
11
12
12
10
12
11
10
10
11
12
12
13
11
10
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
16
1
WNW
15
1.3
WNW
14
0.9
SSW
16
1.7
WNW
14
1.4
WNW
14
2.4
WNW
13
2.4
WNW
13
2.3
WNW
12
2.2
WNW
12
2.2
WNW
12
2.1
WNW
12
2
WNW
11
1.7
WNW
11
1.7
WNW
11
1.5
WNW
11
1.5
WNW
10
1.4
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
10
1.1
WNW
10
1.1
WNW
16
1.1
WNW
16
1.2
WNW
16
Energy kJ
348
455
647
348
1068
743
1995
1844
1548
1267
1245
1141
954
711
627
521
483
388
286
281
240
677
661
768
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WNW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.2
S
9
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
WNW
20
0.6
WNW
20
0.8
WNW
18
0.9
WNW
18
1
WNW
18
1
WNW
10
1
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
9
Energy kJ
166
348
353
7
424
419
318
305
239
236
236
236
233
233
178
156
304
298
432
559
655
179
172
133
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WNW
12
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
W
24
0.2
WNW
23
0.3
WNW
22
0.4
WNW
21
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
13
Energy kJ
93
7
7
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
11
52
91
151
154
149
145
143
143
143
143
141
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WNW
6
1.3
WNW
7
1.7
WNW
8
2.2
WNW
14
1.8
WNW
8
2
WNW
9
3.5
NW
13
Energy kJ
47
154
319
2033
412
589
3971
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
1
1
2
3
3
4
5
4
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
Distance (km)
2
2
13
17
432
1277
13
13
13
2
0
96
112
13
13
2
37
14
0
0
14
45
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Santa Cruz
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
1
2
3
4
5
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
4
5
7
4
3
4
3
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
5
6
7
7
7
9
9
6
7
6
6
9
9
7
9
8
7
6
6
5
5
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our 4 Mile surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest