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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 4 am Friday 15 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
13.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at 4 Mile today?
The current surf forecast for 4 Mile at 12PM is: 3.0m 9s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 2.1m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.8m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am May 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 May) | 7ft (2.1m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (15 May) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (15 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 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. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 15 | Saturday 16 | Sunday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | NW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | |
804 | 869 | 869 | 1334 | 830 | 913 | 1014 | 1314 | 1546 | 1662 | 1601 | 1546 | 1817 | 1855 | 2172 | 2581 | 2940 | 5440 | 2514 | 4079 | 2029 | 2229 | 3910 | 3747 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 10:38AM1.63m | 9:40PM2.38m | 11:38AM1.64m | 10:22PM2.45m | 12:38PM1.64m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:11AM0.19m | 3:24PM1.02m | 4:59AM0.01m | 4:09PM1.11m | 5:49AM-0.10m | 4:56PM1.19m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — |
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Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 13 |
7 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 |
 kJ | 804 | 869 | 869 | 766 | 231 | 228 | 228 | 234 | 130 | 172 | 123 | 167 | 165 | 165 | 165 | 165 | 118 | 2842 | 2514 | 2103 | 61 | 60 | 2164 | 2029 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WNW 17 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | WNW 15 | SW 19 | SW 19 | S 19 | S 19 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 18 | S 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 250 | 263 | 259 | 256 | 57 | 89 | 86 | 84 | 104 | 137 | 101 | 42 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 118 | 118 | 115 | 107 | 25 | 25 | 59 | 59 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 19 | S 10 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SW 19 | — | — | — | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | S 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | S 18 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 7 | 2 | 31 | 31 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 129 | 57 | 80 | 15 | — | — | — | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 24 | 31 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | NW 12 | — | NW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1334 | 830 | 913 | 1014 | 1314 | 1546 | 1662 | 1601 | 1546 | 1817 | 1855 | 2172 | 2581 | 2940 | 5440 | — | 4079 | 2029 | 2229 | 3910 | 3747 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 10 |
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