The Patch Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.90° N 122.70° W

The Patch 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 15 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Patch sea temperature is
17.5°C
4.1° 

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


How big are the waves at The Patch today (15 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Nov, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Nov, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Nov, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 17s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for The Patch at 4PM is: 3.5m 15s primary swell from a West direction and 1.3m 19s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 09:00am November 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Nov)10ft (3.0m)14s
Afternoon (15 Nov)11ft (3.5m)14s
Evening (15 Nov)13ft (4.0m)17s

Table - waves today at The Patch. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 40mm), heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, near gales from the S by Tue night).

Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wed
18
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
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4
4
4
3
2
0
0
0
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2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
W
14
3
W
14
3.5
W
14
3.5
W
15
4
W
17
4
W
17
4
W
17
4
W
16
3.5
W
16
3.5
W
16
3.5
W
16
3.5
W
16
3
W
16
3
W
15
3
W
15
2.5
W
14
2.5
W
14
2.3
W
14
2.2
W
13
2.1
W
13
2
W
13
1.8
W
13
1.5
W
13
3
SSW
7
2
W
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2522
3267
4067
4556
8382
8323
7807
7620
7050
6154
5735
5663
4968
4372
3601
3042
2542
2097
1736
1537
1359
1087
713
801
559
Wind (km/h)
25
S
30
S
25
SSW
20
NW
10
NW
10
NW
15
NW
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
0
NE
10
WSW
15
SW
20
S
30
S
45
S
55
S
25
WNW
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-off
High Tide
4:46AM0.94m
2:26PM1.03m
5:30AM0.96m
3:29PM0.97m
6:07AM1.01m
4:41PM0.92m
6:39AM1.06m
Low Tide
10:02AM0.67m
10:22PM0.06m
11:23AM0.63m
11:15PM0.10m
12:32PM0.55m
00:06AM0.15m
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cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
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6:50
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6:54
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4:59
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4:58
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3
6
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7
17
Temp °C
16
16
16
13
13
14
14
13
12
14
14
14
13
12
12
11
11
13
14
14
14
14
14
14
12
Feels °C
12
11
12
10
11
12
11
9
9
11
10
9
8
7
8
7
8
12
11
11
9
7
5
4
7
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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