4 Mile surfForecast / CAL – Santa Cruz / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Sunday 05 Apr 2026 PDT
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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
13.9° C
(Which is 1.8°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 1AM is: 0.8m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm April 05). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)15s
Afternoon (06 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)15s
Evening (06 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.6
S
0.4
SW
Period(s) (?)161616161515151515151514141414141414141418181318
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)25225425131429428327927527520820526826419218418117917913213212312312889
Wind
(km/h)
15
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
5
N
5
NNW
10
NW
5
NNW
10
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NNW
15
WNW
25
WNW
25
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NNW
0
N
10
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:22PM
1.51
12:53AM
1.96
3:34PM
1.45
1:29AM
1.90
5:10PM
1.42
2:13AM
1.83
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:45PM
1.21
8:27AM
0.47
7:14PM
1.31
9:24AM
0.53
7:49PM
1.38
10:29AM
0.56
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Sunrise------6:47-------6:46-------6:43-
Sunset-7:34-------7:35-------7:36------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C222017161413131616161413121112151818151413131316
Feels °C (?)18161415121112141212101010910121313111110111214
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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