Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.99° N 122.16° W

4 Mile 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 18 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's 4 Mile sea temperature is
17.3°C
2.9° 

4 Mile surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at 4 Mile today (19 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 17s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for 4 Mile at 6AM is: 1.4m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.9m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Oct)3ft (0.9m)17s
Afternoon (19 Oct)4ft (1.2m)12s
Evening (19 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)15s

Table - waves today at 4 Mile. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
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
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
4
3
2
1
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
1
4
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
WNW
12
2
WNW
11
1.1
SSW
16
1.4
WNW
13
0.9
SSW
17
1.3
WNW
12
1.3
WNW
12
1
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
1.3
WNW
12
1.4
WNW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
612
991
644
669
534
477
469
468
597
628
636
636
527
513
468
456
534
659
Wind (km/h)
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
N
10
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
5
NNW
5
NE
10
E
5
SSE
5
WSW
10
WNW
5
NNW
5
SE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
on
cross-on
glassy
cross
High Tide
7:43AM1.60m
5:33PM1.67m
8:05AM1.67m
6:40PM1.67m
Low Tide
00:10AM0.57m
12:26PM1.35m
00:56AM0.57m
1:24PM1.22m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
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Temp °C
14
13
12
12
12
15
16
15
14
14
13
12
13
15
16
16
15
15
Feels °C
11
10
9
10
10
13
12
11
11
12
12
10
11
14
15
14
14
14
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