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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 10 am Monday 18 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
11.3° C
(Which is 1.0°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at 4 Mile today?
The current surf forecast for 4 Mile at 2PM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00am May 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 May) | 6ft (1.8m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (18 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (18 May) | 7ft (2.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at 4 Mile. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Mon afternoon, calm by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thu 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 13 | WNW 10 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | |
687 | 520 | 530 | 530 | 951 | 854 | 501 | 495 | 443 | 394 | 681 | 430 | 371 | 302 | 690 | 325 | 799 | 799 | 775 | 560 | 550 | 550 | 590 | 590 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | |
High Tide | 1:40PM1.63m | 11:59PM2.41m | 2:44PM1.63m | 00:54AM2.30m | 3:47PM1.66m | 1:55AM2.14m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:42AM-0.12m | 5:49PM1.25m | 7:37AM-0.08m | 6:50PM1.30m | 8:34AM0.01m | 8:03PM1.32m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 |
 | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:13 | — | — | 8:14 |
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Temp °C | 18 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 22 | 24 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
12 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 10 | WNW 13 | WNW 10 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
 kJ | 687 | 520 | 33 | 31 | 419 | 490 | 501 | 495 | 443 | 394 | 394 | 297 | 361 | 302 | 690 | 325 | 799 | 799 | 775 | 560 | 550 | 550 | 590 | 590 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 16 | S 16 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | SW 16 | S 14 | WNW 14 | S 14 | WNW 13 | SSW 21 | S 14 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 13 | SSW 19 |
| kJ | 34 | 34 | 46 | 46 | 61 | 60 | 147 | 201 | 259 | 225 | 218 | 69 | 66 | 265 | 61 | 238 | 180 | 57 | 64 | 95 | 91 | 88 | 55 | 148 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | S 16 | SW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 12 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SW 16 | S 14 | SW 16 | S 14 | S 14 | SW 16 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 53 | 46 | 11 | 30 | 30 | 45 | 42 | 39 | 69 | 39 | 39 | 38 | 69 | 64 | 67 | 59 | 58 | 65 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 55 | 57 | 59 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | — | — | — | — | NW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 530 | 530 | 951 | 854 | — | — | — | — | 681 | 430 | 371 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 0 | 11 | 16 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 135 | 45 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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