4 Mile surfForecast / CAL – Santa Cruz / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Wednesday 04 Mar 2026 PST
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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
14.4° C
(Which is 2.1°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: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am March 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)15s
Afternoon (04 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Evening (04 Mar)6ft (1.8m)7s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Friday
06
Sat
07
7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
4
3
1
2
1
2
!
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
W
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
1.4
NW
1.7
WNW
1.9
NW
1.8
NW
2.3
NW
1.8
WNW
1.9
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.2
WNW
2.4
WNW
3.5
WNW
2.4
WNW
2.3
WNW
2.1
WNW
2
WNW
2
WNW
2.5
NW
2.5
NW
1.8
WNW
1.8
WNW
1.7
WNW
Period(s) (?)71515678889101010101011111111111111101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)32545414225138240871950863813939431168226012871216103090490416521495679666559
Wind
(km/h)
10
N
15
NW
30
NW
30
NW
30
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
15
N
15
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
30
NW
25
NNW
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
NNE
5
NNW
10
NW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
10
NE
10
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:46AM
1.97
11:22PM
1.96
11:34AM
1.83
11:50PM
1.97
12:24PM
1.67
12:19AM
1.96
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:46AM
0.71
5:05PM
0.52
5:32AM
0.65
5:34PM
0.69
6:18AM
0.62
6:02PM
0.86
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Friday
06
Sat
07
Sunrise6:35-------6:33-------6:33-------
Sunset---6:05-------6:06-------6:07----
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C1115161411111099131615111111111014161714141314
Feels °C (?)9131075556681196898611121211111111
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