The Patch Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.90° N 122.70° W

The Patch 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 15 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Patch sea temperature is
15.1° C
1.8° 

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 (16 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 8s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Patch at 5AM is: 1.9m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.3m 20s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jul)6ft (1.8m)8s
Afternoon (16 Jul)7ft (2.1m)8s
Evening (16 Jul)8ft (2.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Wed
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
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)
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
WNW
8
2.1
WNW
8
1.9
WNW
8
1.9
WNW
8
1.8
WNW
8
1.8
WNW
8
2
WNW
7
2.2
WNW
8
2.4
WNW
8
2.2
WNW
8
2
WNW
8
1.8
WNW
8
1.7
WNW
8
1.5
WNW
8
1.5
WNW
8
1.5
WNW
8
1.5
WNW
8
1.4
WNW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
536
522
408
389
362
353
435
596
723
643
521
412
352
298
284
263
256
214
Wind (km/h)
25
WNW
25
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
25
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
25
NW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
20
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
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
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
00:42AM1.44m
2:40PM1.15m
1:34AM1.34m
3:20PM1.18m
Low Tide
7:25PM0.47m
8:17AM-0.24m
8:22PM0.43m
9:00AM-0.15m
9:22PM0.39m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:01
6:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:31
8:31
8:30
 mm
Temp °C
14
13
12
12
14
16
16
16
13
12
11
11
12
15
15
14
12
11
Feels °C
9
8
8
8
10
12
11
11
8
7
8
8
10
12
12
10
8
8
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