The Patch Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.90° N 122.70° W

The Patch 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 23 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Patch sea temperature is
15.7°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 (24 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Patch at 1AM is: 1.7m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Afternoon (24 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Evening (24 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
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
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
WNW
10
1.7
WNW
10
1.7
WNW
10
1.5
WNW
10
1.3
WNW
10
1.3
WNW
10
1.1
WNW
10
1.1
WNW
10
1.1
WNW
10
1
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
10
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
13
0.5
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
692
610
559
483
374
320
255
250
232
190
154
154
151
138
129
121
120
88
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
5
N
5
NNE
5
E
5
W
15
WNW
10
NW
5
NW
5
NNW
0
WNW
5
NNE
5
E
5
SW
5
W
10
W
10
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
10:32PM1.05m
10:32AM1.26m
11:26PM1.06m
11:01AM1.33m
Low Tide
4:51AM0.24m
5:37PM0.03m
5:27AM0.30m
6:17PM-0.08m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
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Temp °C
15
15
15
14
14
17
19
17
14
14
13
13
13
16
18
16
14
14
Feels °C
12
12
12
11
12
14
16
14
12
13
12
12
12
14
16
15
13
13
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