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4 Mile surfForecast / CAL – Santa Cruz / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Thursday 15 Jan 2026 PST
Forecast 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
14.1° C
 (Which is 1.5°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 7AM is: 1.5m 14s primary swell from a West direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am January 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jan)5ft (1.5m)14s
Afternoon (15 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)14s
Evening (15 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)13s

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

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Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
W
1.6
W
1.5
W
1.5
W
1.4
W
1.3
W
1.3
W
1.3
W
1.2
W
1.2
W
1.2
W
1.2
W
1.1
W
1.1
W
1.1
W
1
W
0.9
W
0.9
W
0.8
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.7
W
Period(s) (?)151414141413131313131313131312121212121212181816
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)14471045881894768590572582498490495495411380362295235228180137132157150258
Wind
(km/h)
5
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
SSE
5
SW
0
ENE
10
ENE
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
NE
0
ESE
5
WNW
10
NW
5
N
5
ENE
5
NE
5
NNE
5
NE
5
NE
5
WNW
10
NW
5
NNE
5
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassoffcross-
off		cross-
off		crossglassglassoffoffcross-
off		glassglasscross-
on		crosscross-
off		offglasscross-
off		offglasscross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:25AM
2.09
10:07PM
1.49
8:05AM
2.15
10:39PM
1.52
8:44AM
2.20
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:05AM
1.30
3:07PM
0.28
1:52AM
1.29
3:43PM
0.21
2:34AM
1.27
4:17PM
0.16
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunrise---7:20-------7:20-------7:20----
Sunset-----5:15-------5:15-------5:16--
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C161616202219171717161517192018171615151718191817
Feels °C (?)141312172017161515141315171816151413131516171615
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