4 Mile Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.99° N 122.16° W

4 Mile WaveFinder

Issued: 10 am 21 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's 4 Mile sea temperature is
16.2° C
1.5° 

4 Mile surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


4 Mile surf forecast from 21 Aug 2026:

  • Best quality surf: Sunday 23 Aug, 2AM (local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period, NW swell with cross-offshore winds.
  • Most powerful swell: Friday 28 Aug, 2PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 19s period, SSW swell with 411 kJ wave energy.
  • Next surfable swell (1★+): Friday 21 Aug, 11PM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with SSW swell.

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for 4 Mile this week:

The surf forecast for 4 Mile over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Friday (Aug 21) at 11PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.5m and 13s period with a secondary swell of 0.5m and 10s. Another secondary swell of 0.6m and 4s is also forecast. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at 4 Mile in the next 16 days are 0.8m 19s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Aug 28) at 2PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.5m 16s period and expected on Wednesday (Aug 26) at 5AM.

Wave TypeTime (PDT) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+)11PM (Fri 21st Aug)1.5ft (0.5m) 13s
Best Surf 2AM (Sun 23rd Aug)5ft (1.6m) 7s
Most Powerful 2PM (Fri 28th Aug)2.5ft (0.8m) 19s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for 4 Mile over the next 16 days.


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