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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 Saturday 16 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
12.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at 4 Mile today?
The current surf forecast for 4 Mile at 12PM is: 3.0m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am May 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (16 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (16 May) | 11ft (3.5m) | 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. Warm (max 20°C on Mon morning, min 9°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Sat afternoon, calm by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 16 | Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | |
1267 | 1568 | 1424 | 1546 | 1855 | 1958 | 2331 | 2948 | 3229 | 5878 | 2534 | 4253 | 2428 | 2630 | 3733 | 4169 | 3298 | 1165 | 785 | 590 | 613 | 625 | 530 | 544 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 11:38AM1.64m | 10:22PM2.45m | 12:38PM1.64m | 11:09PM2.46m | 1:40PM1.63m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:59AM0.01m | 4:09PM1.11m | 5:49AM-0.10m | 4:56PM1.19m | 6:42AM-0.12m | 5:49PM1.25m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — |
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Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 15 | 13 |
6 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 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 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | WNW 18 | WNW 10 |
 kJ | 135 | 172 | 169 | 167 | 165 | 165 | 165 | 165 | 118 | 3129 | 2534 | 2303 | 61 | 60 | 1934 | 2191 | 1655 | 1165 | 785 | 590 | 33 | 31 | 61 | 544 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 15 | SSW 16 | S 13 | WNW 15 | SW 19 | SW 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 20 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 18 | S 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 12 | WNW 18 |
| kJ | 130 | 137 | 90 | 42 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 118 | 115 | 107 | 25 | 25 | 59 | 59 | 58 | 58 | 34 | 87 | 46 | 46 | 30 | 60 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 16 | SW 20 | — | — | S 20 | SW 19 | S 20 | — | SW 18 | S 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SW 17 | SSW 18 | S 16 | S 16 |
| kJ | 58 | 57 | 126 | 15 | — | — | 7 | 14 | 7 | — | 13 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 59 | 53 | 34 | 12 | 30 | 46 | 45 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 12 | — | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | — | — | — | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | — |
| kJ | 1267 | 1568 | 1424 | 1546 | 1855 | 1958 | 2331 | 2948 | 3229 | 5878 | — | 4253 | 2428 | 2630 | 3733 | 4169 | 3298 | — | — | — | 613 | 625 | 530 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 0 |
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