4 Mile Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.99° N 122.16° W

4 Mile 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 22 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's 4 Mile sea temperature is
16.2°C
1.5° 

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 (22 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for 4 Mile at 3PM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 17s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)13s
Afternoon (22 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Evening (22 Aug)2ft (0.6m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
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)
2
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
1.1
NW
10
0.4
SSW
17
0.6
SSW
16
1.3
NW
6
1.3
NW
7
1.4
NW
7
1.2
NW
7
1
WNW
8
0.4
SW
19
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.5
SW
17
0.5
SW
17
0.5
SW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
98
99
225
111
175
118
162
183
139
144
90
86
86
155
157
157
157
155
154
150
150
148
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
20
NW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NNW
10
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NW
10
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
5
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
9:19AM1.45m
6:56PM1.93m
9:50AM1.50m
7:47PM1.98m
10:16AM1.54m
8:32PM2.04m
Low Tide
12:43PM1.34m
2:43AM0.43m
1:43PM1.31m
3:21AM0.36m
2:32PM1.25m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:31
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:51
7:50
7:47
 mm
Temp °C
15
20
22
22
19
17
16
16
17
19
20
19
16
16
15
15
15
19
19
20
18
17
Feels °C
14
18
18
18
16
15
14
14
16
18
18
17
14
16
15
15
15
18
17
18
16
17
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