The Patch surfForecast / CAL – Marin County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Monday 23 Mar 2026 PDT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
13.5° C
(Which is 1.4°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 11AM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am March 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Mar)5ft (1.6m)11s
Afternoon (23 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)11s
Evening (23 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
0
1
2
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Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.3
WNW
0.5
SW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
1
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
2.2
WNW
2.5
WNW
3
WNW
Period(s) (?)88111111111119101111111118181818171716167810
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3923565734604044043461841551672221801801971941961921881731651634338751589
Wind
(km/h)
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
10
NW
15
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
5
N
10
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
20
NW
25
NW
15
NW
20
NW
15
NW
20
NW
30
NW
35
NW
30
NW
30
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:37AM
1.32
4:48PM
0.88
3:27AM
1.29
6:17PM
0.87
4:29AM
1.24
7:42PM
0.91
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:15AM
-0.09
9:51PM
0.52
11:23AM
-0.07
11:02PM
0.59
12:38PM
-0.06
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Sunrise--7:09-------7:07-------7:07-----
Sunset-----7:24-------7:25-------7:27--
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C10101115161512131315151819181512121212151513109
Feels °C (?)55812121079912131413131078891110632
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