The Patch Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.90° N 122.70° W

The Patch 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 08 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Patch sea temperature is
16.5°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 (09 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 19s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 19s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Patch at 5AM is: 0.7m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm September 08). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)19s
Afternoon (09 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)19s
Evening (09 Sep)2ft (0.6m)18s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
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
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
14
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.7
SSW
11
0.7
SSW
11
0.5
SW
19
0.4
SW
19
0.6
SW
19
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.7
SW
18
0.7
SW
17
0.7
SW
17
0.8
SW
17
0.8
SW
17
0.8
SW
17
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
89
88
83
128
131
181
133
224
197
194
300
297
290
346
346
403
371
352
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
5
NW
5
NNW
0
NE
5
NE
5
NW
15
NW
20
WNW
15
NW
10
WNW
5
W
10
W
5
W
10
W
15
W
15
WNW
15
W
15
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:55PM1.37m
11:29AM1.17m
10:49PM1.36m
12:02PM1.22m
Low Tide
5:21AM-0.08m
5:26PM0.34m
6:00AM-0.04m
6:13PM0.25m
clear
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:47
6:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:28
7:25
 mm
Temp °C
21
22
23
23
24
28
29
29
25
22
20
17
16
19
19
19
15
14
Feels °C
21
21
22
22
22
26
25
24
21
19
19
16
16
18
17
17
14
12
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