The Patch Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.90° N 122.70° W

The Patch 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 31 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Patch sea temperature is
14.0° C
0.0° 

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 (01 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Patch at 4AM is: 1.7m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.7m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.1m 21s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm July 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Aug)7ft (2.1m)8s
Afternoon (01 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)8s
Evening (01 Aug)8ft (2.5m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

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

Fri
31
Saturday
1
Sunday
2
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)
2
2
3
2
3
3
1
2
2
3
4
!
3
2
3
2
3
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
WNW
7
2.1
WNW
8
1.8
WNW
7
1.7
WNW
8
2.1
NW
8
1.9
NW
8
1.5
WNW
8
2
WNW
8
2.5
WNW
8
2.5
WNW
9
2.3
WNW
9
3
NW
9
2.1
WNW
9
1.9
WNW
9
1.8
WNW
10
1.9
WNW
10
2.1
WNW
10
2.2
WNW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
310
468
362
302
517
461
298
534
953
987
840
1247
690
646
624
638
799
922
Wind (km/h)
20
WNW
20
NW
15
NW
10
NW
5
NW
10
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
NW
20
NW
15
WNW
10
NW
0
N
5
W
15
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
1:11AM1.21m
2:40PM1.11m
1:55AM1.13m
3:08PM1.16m
Low Tide
8:00PM0.48m
8:27AM-0.01m
8:44PM0.43m
8:59AM0.07m
9:34PM0.37m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:13
6:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:20
8:19
8:19
 mm
Temp °C
13
12
12
12
14
18
19
18
16
13
12
12
14
18
18
17
14
13
Feels °C
10
9
10
11
13
16
16
14
12
10
10
11
15
18
16
13
11
11
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