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The Patch surfForecast / CAL – Marin County / USA
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The Patch surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's The Patch sea temperature is
12.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at The Patch today?
The current surf forecast for The Patch at 9AM is: 3.0m 9s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 2.4m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.6m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am May 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (15 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (15 May) | 11ft (3.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at The Patch. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Fri morning, strong winds from the NW by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 15 | Saturday 16 | Sunday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | |
1323 | 1122 | 1484 | 737 | 1010 | 1647 | 2124 | 2275 | 2064 | 2287 | 1675 | 1547 | 2293 | 2864 | 3329 | 3584 | 3378 | 2830 | 3953 | 3440 | 2324 | 2681 | 2882 | 2261 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11:48AM0.96m | 10:45PM1.39m | 12:46PM0.98m | 11:27PM1.43m | 1:43PM0.99m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:37AM-0.18m | 5:15PM0.37m | 6:23AM-0.29m | 6:01PM0.43m | 7:10AM-0.36m | 6:49PM0.48m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | |
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Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 |
5 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 9 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | W 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
255 | 245 | 917 | 232 | 178 | 176 | 146 | 148 | 158 | 160 | 150 | 144 | 142 | 103 | 103 | 103 | 81 | 81 | 2416 | 2090 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 45 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 19 | W 18 | SW 15 | W 18 | W 16 | S 10 | W 16 | W 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | S 20 | — | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 |
7 | 25 | 186 | 55 | 84 | 2 | 81 | 118 | 50 | 50 | 158 | 47 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 7 | — | 81 | 79 | 76 | 12 | 30 | 30 | 31 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 19 | S 10 | W 18 | W 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 18 | SSW 18 |
7 | 2 | 25 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 31 | 31 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 |
1323 | 1122 | 1484 | 737 | 1010 | 1647 | 2124 | 2275 | 2064 | 2287 | 1675 | 1547 | 2293 | 2864 | 3329 | 3584 | 3378 | 2830 | 3953 | 3440 | 2324 | 2681 | 2882 | 2261 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 22 | 16 | 0 | 121 | 121 | 120 | 120 | 120 | 120 | 120 | 120 | 120 | 122 | 122 | 122 | 120 | 120 | 120 | 16 | 21 | 120 | 121 | 121 | 83 |
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