The Patch Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.90° N 122.70° W

The Patch 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 19 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Patch sea temperature is
15.9°C
1.9° 

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 (19 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Patch at 7PM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.9m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Oct)--
Afternoon (19 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)12s
Evening (19 Oct)3ft (0.9m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
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)
1
1
3
2
3
3
2
4
3
4
4
3
3
2
3
2
3
2
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
WNW
12
1.3
WNW
12
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
1.4
WNW
13
1.5
WNW
12
1.6
WNW
12
1.6
WNW
12
1.6
WNW
12
1.5
WNW
11
1.3
WNW
11
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
514
429
393
425
436
436
436
651
650
715
794
658
512
380
367
372
393
226
173
239
Wind (km/h)
15
W
15
W
10
WNW
5
W
0
SSW
5
ESE
5
E
5
ENE
5
SSE
10
W
10
NW
10
NNW
0
ESE
5
SW
0
NNE
5
WSW
10
NNW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:29PM1.00m
8:52AM1.01m
7:38PM1.01m
9:17AM1.06m
8:40PM1.02m
Low Tide
2:12PM0.59m
2:15AM0.12m
3:03PM0.50m
3:00AM0.13m
3:45PM0.40m
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cloud
cloud
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cloud
cloud
cloud
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Temp °C
14
14
13
13
13
13
12
15
17
17
15
14
15
15
14
15
15
19
15
14
Feels °C
11
11
11
12
13
12
11
13
16
15
13
12
14
13
14
14
13
17
12
12
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