The Patch surfForecast / CAL – Marin County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Wednesday 01 Apr 2026 PDT
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The Patch surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's The Patch sea temperature is
13.4° C
(Which is 1.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at The Patch today?

The current surf forecast for The Patch at 5AM is: 0.5m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm April 01). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)7s
Afternoon (02 Apr)7ft (2.2m)11s
Evening (02 Apr)8ft (2.5m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wed
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Saturday
04
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
!
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SW
0.5
SW
0.4
SW
0.5
W
1.4
WNW
1.7
WNW
2
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.5
WNW
3
NW
2.1
WNW
2
WNW
1.9
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.6
WNW
2
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.1
WNW
1
WNW
Period(s) (?)13131312711111111121212121111111111101010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)6285617221470597315201745219512051082950731631906531436365353281275235182
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSW
25
WSW
25
NW
20
NW
20
NW
25
NW
30
NW
30
NW
30
NW
15
NNW
20
NNW
10
N
5
NE
5
ENE
10
NW
15
WNW
15
NW
10
NNW
5
NE
10
ENE
15
NE
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:11AM
1.23
12:49PM
1.04
12:36AM
1.23
1:36PM
0.98
1:00AM
1.22
2:24PM
0.93
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:27PM
0.17
7:05AM
0.03
6:59PM
0.26
7:42AM
-0.01
7:31PM
0.35
8:19AM
-0.03
Wed
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunrise----6:54-------6:52-------6:52---
Sunset-------7:34-------7:35-------7:36
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-21---------------------
Temp. °C13131110911131211111110101418161315151413172223
Feels °C (?)10955456547667111412101112109131920
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