The Patch Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.90° N 122.70° W

The Patch 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 13 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Patch sea temperature is
15.1°C
0.9° 

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 (14 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Patch at 2AM is: 1.0m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 14s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)16s
Afternoon (14 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)16s
Evening (14 Oct)3ft (0.9m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
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
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SW
16
1
SW
16
1
SW
16
0.9
SSW
16
1
SW
16
1
SW
16
1
SW
16
1
SW
16
1
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
515
502
502
441
489
483
477
471
453
326
322
318
318
326
326
322
318
314
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
10
NNW
5
NW
0
NE
5
SE
5
SSE
10
SW
10
W
10
NW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
NE
10
NE
10
NE
5
NW
20
NW
15
NW
5
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:13AM0.94m
1:41PM1.20m
4:16AM0.90m
2:20PM1.15m
Low Tide
8:42PM-0.03m
8:28AM0.57m
9:26PM0.00m
9:13AM0.63m
10:16PM0.04m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
14
14
14
13
13
17
18
17
14
14
14
14
17
21
25
22
19
19
Feels °C
10
11
12
12
12
16
16
15
11
12
13
12
14
17
22
17
15
16
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