The Patch Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.90° N 122.70° W

The Patch 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 12 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Patch sea temperature is
15.7°C
1.4° 

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 (12 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 18s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for The Patch at 10AM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.8m 18s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 12). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)10s
Afternoon (12 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)18s
Evening (12 Oct)3ft (0.9m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
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)
3
3
4
4
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
WNW
11
1.7
WNW
11
1.5
WNW
10
0.8
W
18
0.9
W
18
1
W
17
0.9
W
16
0.8
W
16
0.8
SSW
18
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
1
SW
16
1
SW
16
0.9
SSW
16
1
SW
16
1
SW
16
1
SW
15
1
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
837
643
483
410
492
600
438
330
401
401
391
357
261
573
515
502
502
496
436
483
477
465
453
326
Wind (km/h)
5
SE
10
SSE
5
ESE
5
SSE
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
N
5
NE
5
NNE
10
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
10
WNW
5
W
0
S
5
E
5
ESE
5
W
15
WNW
15
NW
5
NW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:26AM1.04m
12:39PM1.28m
2:17AM0.99m
1:08PM1.25m
3:13AM0.94m
1:41PM1.20m
Low Tide
7:12AM0.41m
8:02PM-0.04m
7:49AM0.49m
8:42PM-0.03m
8:28AM0.57m
9:26PM0.00m
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
13
12
12
15
16
16
14
13
12
12
12
17
18
16
14
13
13
13
13
18
20
18
16
17
Feels °C
11
10
11
13
13
14
12
11
10
11
10
15
15
12
10
10
12
12
12
16
18
15
12
14
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