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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 am Friday 22 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
11.3° C
(Which is 1.2°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at 4 Mile today?
The current surf forecast for 4 Mile at 9AM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 18s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am May 22). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (22 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (22 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
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 Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 22 | Saturday 23 | Sunday 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SSW 18 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | |
275 | 255 | 208 | 207 | 204 | 186 | 204 | 204 | 168 | 160 | 166 | 223 | 223 | 223 | 223 | 223 | 223 | 223 | 223 | 164 | 212 | 252 | 142 | 140 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 3:03AM1.95m | 5:39PM1.79m | 4:21AM1.77m | 6:25PM1.88m | 5:43AM1.63m | 7:03PM1.96m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:28AM0.27m | 11:01PM1.21m | 11:21AM0.42m | 00:24AM1.05m | 12:10PM0.58m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — |
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Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 |
10 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SSW 16 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 |
 kJ | 275 | 255 | 208 | 204 | 204 | 186 | 204 | 204 | 168 | 148 | 142 | 188 | 142 | 132 | 151 | 109 | 223 | 109 | 85 | 81 | 212 | 252 | 142 | 140 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | 54 | 121 | 152 | 207 | 152 | 106 | 107 | 107 | 148 | 160 | 166 | 223 | 223 | 223 | 223 | 223 | 64 | 223 | 223 | 164 | 76 | 75 | 48 | 48 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | W 6 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | SSW 19 | WNW 15 |
| kJ | 48 | 54 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 123 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 19 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 86 | 102 | 137 | 123 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 17 | 2 |
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