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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 pm Monday 25 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
12.0° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at 4 Mile today?
The current surf forecast for 4 Mile at 10PM is: 1.0m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 13s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm May 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (25 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 17s |
| Evening (25 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 17s |
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 14°C on Tue morning, min 11°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 25 | Tuesday 26 | Wednesday 27 | Thu 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | NW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | |
453 | 459 | 569 | 563 | 445 | 457 | 348 | 455 | 647 | 886 | 1068 | 1962 | 3652 | 1730 | 1599 | 1379 | 1245 | 2233 | 1807 | 685 | 604 | 502 | 410 | 373 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross | cross-on | |
High Tide | 7:37PM2.02m | 8:17AM1.50m | 8:07PM2.07m | 9:21AM1.50m | 8:36PM2.11m | 10:18AM1.52m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:55PM0.74m | 2:25AM0.68m | 1:35PM0.88m | 3:09AM0.52m | 2:14PM1.01m | 3:49AM0.39m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
 | — | — | 8:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | — | — | 8:19 |
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Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | SSW 15 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
 kJ | 453 | 459 | 569 | 563 | 445 | 457 | 348 | 455 | 647 | 886 | 1068 | 419 | 1783 | 1730 | 1599 | 1379 | 1245 | 1121 | 853 | 685 | 604 | 502 | 410 | 373 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 20 | WNW 20 |
| kJ | 151 | 192 | 261 | 183 | 125 | 123 | 94 | 348 | 353 | 348 | 424 | 2 | 318 | 305 | 239 | 236 | 236 | 236 | 233 | 233 | 178 | 156 | 304 | 298 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | NW 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | WNW 16 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | — | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | W 24 | WNW 23 | WNW 22 | WNW 21 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 31 | 19 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 142 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 52 | 154 | 151 | 154 | 149 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WNW 3 | W 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 14 | NW 13 | — | — | — | — | NW 12 | NW 11 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | 26 | 106 | 234 | 392 | 525 | 412 | 1962 | 3652 | — | — | — | — | 2233 | 1807 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 210 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 457 | 557 | 17 | 13 | 18 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 94 | 1504 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 49 |
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