The Patch Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.90° N 122.70° W

The Patch 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 09 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Patch sea temperature is
15.4° C
2.3° 

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 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 8s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Patch at 11AM is: 2.0m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.5m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.9m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am July 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jul)7ft (2.2m)8s
Afternoon (09 Jul)3ft (0.9m)16s
Evening (09 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 17°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
4
4
3
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
1
1
2
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
WNW
8
2.1
NW
8
2.2
NW
8
2
WNW
8
0.9
SW
16
1.9
WNW
8
2.4
WNW
8
2.3
WNW
9
2.2
WNW
9
2.1
WNW
9
2.1
WNW
9
2
WNW
9
2
WNW
8
2
WNW
8
2
WNW
8
2
WNW
8
1.8
WNW
8
1.7
WNW
8
2
NW
8
1.9
NW
8
1.4
WNW
8
1.7
WNW
8
2.1
WNW
8
2
WNW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
372
557
632
554
381
488
778
785
777
686
686
589
560
534
496
496
372
327
489
438
232
310
532
534
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
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
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:24AM0.76m
7:20PM1.34m
9:51AM0.82m
8:12PM1.41m
10:56AM0.90m
9:06PM1.46m
Low Tide
2:22AM0.10m
1:24PM0.45m
3:21AM-0.03m
2:28PM0.52m
4:17AM-0.16m
3:33PM0.56m
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clear
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clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
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clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:56
5:56
5:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:35
8:35
8:34
 mm
Temp °C
10
11
12
15
16
15
13
12
11
11
13
15
15
15
13
12
12
12
14
17
17
17
15
14
Feels °C
7
9
11
13
13
11
8
9
8
8
10
11
10
10
9
8
9
9
13
15
14
13
12
12
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