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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 3 am Thursday 04 Dec 2025 PSTForecast 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 slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at 4 Mile today?
The current surf forecast for 4 Mile at 5AM is: 1.2m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am December 04). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (PST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (04 Dec) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Evening (04 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at 4 Mile. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 513 | 523 | 421 | 345 | 273 | 271 | 198 | 195 | 258 | 248 | 254 | 147 | 147 | 137 | 123 | 161 | 123 | 126 | 151 | 158 | 161 | 269 | 434 | 355 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | off | off | glass | glass | cross | cross- off | off | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross | cross | cross- off | glass | cross- off | glass | glass | glass | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 10:04PM 1.61 | 8:40AM 2.51 | 11:02PM 1.64 | 9:28AM 2.53 | 11:59PM 1.65 | 10:18AM 2.48 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 2:24AM 1.15 | 4:11PM -0.17 | 3:15AM 1.20 | 5:02PM -0.20 | 4:09AM 1.24 | 5:54PM -0.16 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 04 | Friday 05 | Saturday 06 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 7:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:07 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 4:51 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:51 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:51 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 13 |
| Feels °C (?) | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 |
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