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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 Thursday 07 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
14.0° C
(Which is 1.8°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 3AM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm May 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (08 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (08 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
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 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 7 | Friday 8 | Saturday 9 | Sunday 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 9 | NW 7 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | WNW 12 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 10 | |
196 | 193 | 143 | 138 | 135 | 133 | 489 | 209 | 178 | 178 | 378 | 257 | 226 | 215 | 240 | 185 | 318 | 248 | 411 | 373 | 195 | 364 | 403 | 520 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 2:27AM1.77m | 6:31PM1.59m | 3:32AM1.69m | 6:57PM1.66m | 4:50AM1.61m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:55PM1.47m | 10:36AM0.50m | 10:35PM1.45m | 11:23AM0.54m | 00:01AM1.34m | 12:05PM0.58m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — |
 | 8:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:05 |
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Temp °C | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 17 |
10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 14 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 10 | SSW 16 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 10 |
 kJ | 196 | 193 | 143 | 138 | 135 | 133 | 42 | 42 | 57 | 54 | 251 | 257 | 226 | 151 | 107 | 70 | 226 | 234 | 201 | 136 | 117 | 364 | 403 | 520 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | W 14 | WNW 13 | SSW 19 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 8 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 89 | 87 | 68 | 68 | 44 | 43 | 28 | 74 | 120 | 121 | 123 | 124 | 148 | 71 | 94 | 144 | 100 | 141 | 411 | 202 | 195 | 86 | 180 | 180 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 20 | W 14 | SSW 20 | SSW 16 | WNW 13 | SSW 18 | NW 7 | SSW 18 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 31 | 32 | 33 | 87 | 85 | 35 | 27 | 26 | 41 | 41 | 82 | 78 | 73 | 14 | 129 | 106 | 133 | 171 | 173 | 373 | 79 | 280 | 76 | 125 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 5 | NW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 11 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | — | — | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 9 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | — | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 7 |
| kJ | 39 | 33 | 37 | 44 | 67 | 91 | 489 | 209 | 178 | 178 | 378 | — | — | 215 | 240 | 185 | 318 | 248 | 242 | 223 | — | 199 | 67 | 223 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
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