4 Mile surfForecast / CAL – Santa Cruz / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Monday 13 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
14.6° C
(Which is 2.4°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 10AM is: 1.4m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.8m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am April 13). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Afternoon (13 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Evening (13 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
1
0
1
3
3
1
2
2
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
1
0
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.9
W
1.7
W
1.5
W
1.3
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.4
WNW
1
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.8
NW
1.4
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.6
NW
1.2
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.1
WNW
0.5
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.5
SSW
Period(s) (?)109991099998888877713141414151515
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)687516388302315314161497505251215314183197147147117100143158165188188123
Wind
(km/h)
5
NNW
5
NNE
5
NE
10
W
20
WNW
30
NW
25
NW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
15
WNW
25
WNW
30
NW
25
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
15
NW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglassglasscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Sunrise--6:37-------6:35-------6:33-----
Sunset-----7:40-------7:42-------7:43--
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
11----------------------
Temp. °C121111131414121110101112131411999101315151211
Feels °C (?)1110101198776689876556710101078
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