4 Mile surfForecast / CAL – Santa Cruz / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Friday 22 May 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
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 1PM is: 0.6m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am May 22). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave 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)


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Mon
25
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
2 AM
5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
0
1
1
1
2
1
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
WNW
10
0.6
SSW
18
1
WNW
10
1
WNW
10
1
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
10
0.6
SSW
16
1
WNW
10
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
17
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.6
WNW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
208
207
204
186
204
171
168
160
188
223
223
223
223
223
223
223
223
164
212
166
142
140
186
165
Wind (km/h)
5
S
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
S
5
S
5
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
10
SSW
10
SW
5
SW
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
SE
10
SSE
10
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
W
5
NW
5
NNW
10
NW
glassy
on
on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross
High Tide
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
1:31AM0.86m
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clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:54
5:54
5:54
5:54
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8:15
8:15
8:15
8:16
Temp °C
10
13
14
14
12
11
11
11
12
14
14
14
11
11
11
11
11
13
13
14
12
11
10
10
9
11
12
12
11
10
10
10
11
12
12
13
10
10
10
10
10
11
11
12
10
10
9
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
WNW
10
1
WNW
10
1
WNW
10
1
WNW
10
1
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
10
1
WNW
10
1
WNW
10
1
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
10
0.8
WNW
10
0.8
WNW
10
0.8
WNW
10
0.7
WNW
10
0.7
WNW
10
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
WNW
9
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.6
WNW
14
Energy kJ
208
204
204
186
204
171
168
148
188
188
168
145
151
109
109
109
83
81
212
75
142
140
186
165
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
18
0.6
SSW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.7
WNW
9
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
WNW
9
0.6
WNW
9
0.6
WNW
15
0.6
SSW
14
Energy kJ
152
207
152
106
107
107
148
160
166
223
223
223
223
223
223
223
223
164
76
138
56
56
167
140
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
18
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.4
WNW
16
0.5
SSW
17
0.4
SSW
19
0.5
WNW
15
0.5
WNW
9
0.5
WNW
9
Energy kJ
82
82
82
123
26
26
27
28
28
25
24
24
24
25
25
25
24
24
86
166
137
123
48
48
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
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
Best forecast wave conditions in Santa Cruz
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
7
6
6
6
5
4
6
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
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