4 Mile surfForecast / CAL – Santa Cruz / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Friday 27 Mar 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
12.6° C
(Which is 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: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am March 27). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)10s
Afternoon (27 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Evening (27 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.1
WNW
1
WNW
1
WNW
1
WNW
1
WNW
1.1
NW
1.1
NW
1.1
NW
1.1
NW
1
WNW
0.9
WNW
1.1
NW
1.1
NW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
1.2
NW
0.7
NW
1.4
NW
Period(s) (?)10101010101010101010101010101010101010109999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)37838640938932027224520420420420422922923423420817521621116114523179300
Wind
(km/h)
10
N
5
NE
5
NE
5
SW
10
W
10
WNW
10
NNW
5
E
5
NNW
0
NNE
0
E
5
WSW
10
WNW
10
W
10
NW
5
E
0
E
5
NNW
5
NNW
10
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
20
NNW
15
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offoffglasscross-
on
crosscross-
off
glassglassglassglassoncross-
on
cross-
on
crossglassglassglasscross-
off
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:11AM
1.98
8:40PM
1.69
7:23AM
1.98
9:13PM
1.78
8:25AM
1.98
9:43PM
1.86
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:20AM
1.31
1:41PM
0.30
1:37AM
1.18
2:30PM
0.31
2:36AM
1.02
3:11PM
0.36
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Sunrise--7:01-------7:00-------6:58-----
Sunset-----7:25-------7:27-------7:28--
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C181717192120181514131315171615141415161920221715
Feels °C (?)151414171816161413121213151413131313131615171211
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  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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