Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.99° N 122.16° W

4 Mile WaveFinder

Issued: 4 pm 05 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's 4 Mile sea temperature is
15.7°C
0.7° 

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 6 Oct 2026:

  • Best quality surf: Saturday 10 Oct, 11PM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period, NW swell with cross-shore winds.
  • Most powerful swell: Sunday 11 Oct, 11AM (local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 11s period, NW swell with 3,201 kJ wave energy.
  • Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 6 Oct, 5AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 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 Tuesday (Oct 06) at 5AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.7m and 13s period with a secondary swell of 0.6m and 7s. 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 3.5m 11s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Oct 11) at 11AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.3m 5s period and expected on Wednesday (Oct 07) at 8PM.

Wave TypeTime (PDT) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 5AM (Tue 6th Oct)2.5ft (0.7m) 13s
Best Surf11PM (Sat 10th Oct)10ft (3.0m) 10s
Most Powerful11AM (Sun 11th Oct)11ft (3.5m) 11s

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


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