4 Mile surfForecast / CAL – Santa Cruz / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Monday 20 Apr 2026 PDT
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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
13.9° C
(Which is 1.7°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 4PM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a West direction, 1.6m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am April 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)2ft (0.6m)13s
Afternoon (20 Apr)2ft (0.6m)13s
Evening (20 Apr)4ft (1.2m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thu
23
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
1
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
1
2
2
0
1
1
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.8
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.6
W
1.2
WNW
1.8
W
0.9
WNW
1.3
WSW
0.9
WNW
1.4
W
1.1
WSW
0.5
W
0.6
S
1.4
WNW
0.6
S
1
W
0.6
WNW
Period(s) (?)13131314131212121212121111117101071518918914
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)137137135229454715692609522486674337792206155176379136111225307225154154
Wind
(km/h)
15
SE
20
SSE
25
S
35
S
10
SSW
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
20
S
20
SSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
15
WNW
15
W
10
NW
5
ENE
5
SSW
15
W
20
WNW
20
NW
15
NNW
10
N
10
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossglassglasscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:45PM
1.57
1:07AM
2.26
4:04PM
1.56
2:05AM
2.15
5:23PM
1.59
3:16AM
2.02
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:48AM
0.06
6:54PM
1.25
8:50AM
0.11
7:56PM
1.33
9:56AM
0.18
9:22PM
1.37
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thu
23
Sunrise6:28-------6:26-------6:24-------
Sunset---7:46-------7:47-------7:49----
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
--314161323-11----------
Temp. °C131514151313121213131314121212111213141412111010
Feels °C (?)9109912121010991098899111211108888
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