The Patch Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.90° N 122.70° W

The Patch 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 11 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Patch sea temperature is
16.2°C
1.9° 

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 (11 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 10s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 11s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Patch at 12PM is: 2.1m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.7m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Oct)7ft (2.2m)10s
Afternoon (11 Oct)6ft (1.9m)10s
Evening (11 Oct)6.5ft (2.0m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
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
Rating
(10 max)
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4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
NW
10
2.3
WNW
10
2.2
WNW
10
2.1
WNW
10
2
WNW
10
1.8
WNW
10
2.1
WNW
11
2
WNW
11
1.9
WNW
11
1.8
WNW
11
1.5
WNW
11
0.8
W
18
1
W
18
1
W
17
0.9
W
16
0.8
W
16
0.9
W
16
0.8
SSW
18
0.9
W
16
0.9
W
15
0.8
W
14
1
SW
17
1
SW
16
1
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2033
1065
1001
919
839
731
936
920
837
730
511
426
606
600
438
330
401
401
391
357
261
573
515
502
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
10
N
5
NW
10
W
15
W
10
W
10
S
15
S
15
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
5
SSE
15
SW
15
WSW
10
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
0
NNW
5
ENE
0
SE
10
W
15
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
Wind State
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
00:35AM1.09m
12:12PM1.30m
1:26AM1.04m
12:39PM1.28m
2:17AM0.99m
1:08PM1.25m
Low Tide
6:37AM0.32m
7:23PM-0.03m
7:12AM0.41m
8:02PM-0.04m
7:49AM0.49m
8:42PM-0.03m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
12
12
12
15
15
14
12
13
13
13
13
16
17
16
14
13
12
12
12
16
17
16
13
14
Feels °C
10
10
10
13
12
11
10
10
10
11
11
14
14
13
12
11
10
12
11
16
15
13
10
12
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