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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 10 pm Saturday 23 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
11.3° C
(Which is 1.2°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at 4 Mile today?
The current surf forecast for 4 Mile at 4AM is: 0.7m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm May 23). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (24 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
| Evening (24 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
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 14°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the WNW by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 23 | Sunday 24 | Monday 25 | Tuesday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | |
Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | |
223 | 223 | 223 | 223 | 223 | 164 | 212 | 252 | 142 | 140 | 186 | 165 | 348 | 362 | 453 | 459 | 569 | 563 | 445 | 457 | 348 | 449 | 647 | 886 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 5:43AM1.63m | 7:03PM1.96m | 7:04AM1.54m | 7:37PM2.02m | 8:17AM1.50m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:24AM1.05m | 12:10PM0.58m | 1:31AM0.86m | 12:55PM0.74m | 2:25AM0.68m | 1:35PM0.88m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — |
 | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:17 |
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Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 |
11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | SSW 16 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 |
 kJ | 122 | 223 | 109 | 85 | 83 | 81 | 212 | 252 | 142 | 140 | 186 | 165 | 348 | 362 | 453 | 459 | 569 | 563 | 445 | 457 | 348 | 449 | 647 | 886 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | WNW 7 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 15 | SSW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 223 | 30 | 223 | 223 | 223 | 164 | 76 | 75 | 56 | 56 | 167 | 140 | 168 | 156 | 151 | 192 | 261 | 183 | 161 | 123 | 93 | 348 | 353 | 429 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | NW 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | SSW 19 | WNW 15 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | WNW 16 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 24 | 47 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 86 | 147 | 137 | 123 | 55 | 55 | 32 | 32 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 144 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | — | — | — | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 30 | 29 | — | — | — | 15 | 36 | 65 | 136 | 230 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 140 | 210 | 13 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 495 | 1115 | 658 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 491 | 624 |
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