The Patch Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.90° N 122.70° W

The Patch 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 08 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Patch sea temperature is
16.6°C
2.2° 

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 (09 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Patch at 12AM is: 1.2m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.9m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Oct)--
Afternoon (09 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)14s
Evening (09 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Thu night, fresh winds from the NW by Sat night).

Thu
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
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
3
4
2
2
3
2
1
1
1
2
3
2
2
3
2
2
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Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
WNW
14
1.3
WNW
14
1.3
WNW
14
1.3
WNW
13
1.2
WNW
13
0.9
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.2
WNW
13
1.2
WNW
12
1.4
WNW
11
1.6
WNW
11
2
WNW
10
2.2
WNW
10
2.5
WNW
10
2.5
WNW
10
2.4
WNW
10
2.3
WNW
10
2.5
WNW
10
3
WNW
10
3
WNW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
514
615
580
547
454
424
565
440
406
452
575
823
981
1275
1367
1145
1044
1440
1960
1850
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
20
NW
15
NW
10
W
10
WSW
5
WSW
10
SSW
10
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
15
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:51PM1.18m
11:17AM1.28m
11:44PM1.14m
11:45AM1.30m
Low Tide
5:20PM0.17m
5:26AM0.15m
6:03PM0.08m
6:02AM0.23m
6:43PM0.01m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:42
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6:39
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Temp °C
20
19
17
17
16
15
15
18
18
16
14
14
14
13
13
14
15
15
14
13
Feels °C
19
16
15
16
15
15
14
17
17
14
13
13
12
8
8
9
9
9
8
7
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