The Patch Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.90° N 122.70° W

The Patch 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 29 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Patch sea temperature is
15.4°C
0.8° 

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 (29 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Patch at 11PM is: 2.2m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm September 29). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Sep)--
Afternoon (29 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)8s
Evening (29 Sep)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 Fri morning, min 13°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
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)
2
2
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
WNW
8
2.1
WNW
8
2.5
WNW
9
2.2
WNW
9
2
WNW
9
1.7
WNW
9
1.7
WNW
9
1.6
WNW
9
1.8
WNW
9
1.8
WNW
9
1.8
WNW
9
1.8
WNW
9
1.8
WNW
9
1.7
WNW
9
1.6
WNW
9
1.5
WNW
10
1.4
WNW
10
1.3
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
10
1.1
WNW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
283
653
982
812
630
495
445
433
563
586
586
573
573
528
452
419
380
365
316
270
Wind (km/h)
20
WNW
25
WNW
15
NW
5
WNW
0
W
0
SSE
0
WNW
0
W
15
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
W
5
SW
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSW
10
SW
5
SW
5
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
1:25PM1.34m
3:06AM0.98m
2:06PM1.34m
4:19AM0.93m
2:55PM1.31m
Low Tide
8:49PM-0.05m
8:32AM0.48m
9:43PM-0.06m
9:21AM0.56m
10:47PM-0.05m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
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Temp °C
19
19
16
16
15
15
15
19
19
17
14
13
13
13
13
18
19
17
15
15
Feels °C
16
15
13
16
16
15
15
19
17
14
12
12
13
12
12
17
17
16
15
15
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