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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 Wednesday 06 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
14.1° C
(Which is 1.9°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 2AM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (07 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (07 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
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 Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Thu morning, fresh winds from the NW by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 6 | Thursday 7 | Friday 8 | Saturday 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | |
134 | 249 | 235 | 210 | 206 | 203 | 199 | 196 | 196 | 193 | 143 | 138 | 135 | 133 | 489 | 222 | 178 | 178 | 413 | 434 | 388 | 238 | 213 | 333 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 1:37AM1.86m | 5:49PM1.53m | 2:27AM1.77m | 6:31PM1.59m | 3:32AM1.69m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:45AM0.46m | 8:55PM1.47m | 10:36AM0.50m | 10:35PM1.45m | 11:23AM0.54m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — |
 | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 |
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Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 17 |
10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SSW 20 | W 14 | W 14 |
 kJ | 134 | 249 | 235 | 210 | 206 | 203 | 199 | 196 | 196 | 193 | 143 | 138 | 135 | 133 | 42 | 42 | 56 | 54 | 267 | 267 | 215 | 151 | 107 | 106 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | SSW 14 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 17 | SW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 19 | WNW 15 | WNW 11 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 70 | 134 | 20 | 27 | 30 | 129 | 125 | 123 | 89 | 87 | 68 | 68 | 44 | 43 | 28 | 74 | 120 | 121 | 123 | 124 | 148 | 71 | 37 | 144 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | SSW 19 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 19 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 20 |
| kJ | 94 | 37 | 134 | 134 | 133 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 87 | 85 | 35 | 27 | 26 | 41 | 41 | 82 | 78 | 73 | 14 | 94 | 131 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | NW 5 | — | — | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | NW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 11 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | 24 | 20 | 36 | — | — | 29 | 36 | 32 | 37 | 33 | 39 | 65 | 88 | 93 | 489 | 222 | 178 | 178 | 413 | 434 | 388 | 238 | 213 | 333 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
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