Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.99° N 122.16° W

4 Mile 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 24 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's 4 Mile sea temperature is
15.6°C
0.4° 

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 (24 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for 4 Mile at 8PM is: 1.2m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.7m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm September 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Sep)--
Afternoon (24 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)11s
Evening (24 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

Thu
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
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)
1
1
3
3
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
WNW
11
1.1
WNW
11
1.2
WNW
11
1.5
NW
11
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
1.3
WNW
10
0.9
SSW
12
2.1
NW
10
1.7
WNW
9
1.7
WNW
9
1.7
WNW
9
1.5
WNW
9
1.4
WNW
9
1.7
WNW
9
1.8
NW
9
1.4
WNW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
286
286
311
524
204
232
286
225
277
333
220
880
501
455
445
368
311
465
505
311
Wind (km/h)
15
W
20
NW
10
N
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNW
5
N
15
WNW
25
NW
30
NW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
20
NW
15
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
9:37PM1.92m
10:24AM1.88m
10:23PM1.89m
10:47AM1.98m
Low Tide
3:43PM0.88m
4:04AM0.51m
4:23PM0.73m
4:32AM0.60m
5:04PM0.57m
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clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
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Temp °C
20
20
18
17
17
16
16
19
21
20
16
14
13
13
13
16
17
17
14
13
Feels °C
19
17
16
15
15
15
16
17
16
14
12
11
10
11
11
14
14
13
11
10
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