The Patch Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.90° N 122.70° W

The Patch 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 30 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Patch sea temperature is
15.4°C
0.7° 

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 (01 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Patch at 3AM is: 1.5m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm September 30). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Oct)5ft (1.5m)9s
Afternoon (01 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Evening (01 Oct)4ft (1.2m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
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)
3
3
2
3
2
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
WNW
9
1.7
WNW
9
1.5
WNW
9
1.5
WNW
9
1.5
WNW
9
1.4
WNW
9
1.3
WNW
10
1.3
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
11
1.1
WNW
11
1.1
WNW
10
1.1
WNW
10
1.1
WNW
10
0.5
SW
16
1
WNW
10
1
WNW
10
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
517
435
360
377
377
308
305
365
322
256
251
210
221
129
179
175
163
163
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
WSW
5
SSW
5
SE
10
SSE
10
SW
10
SW
5
W
5
WSW
5
SW
0
SW
0
ENE
0
S
5
WSW
10
WNW
10
NW
5
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
4:19AM0.93m
2:55PM1.31m
5:43AM0.91m
3:55PM1.27m
Low Tide
9:43PM-0.06m
9:21AM0.56m
10:47PM-0.05m
10:28AM0.62m
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clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
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clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
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Temp °C
14
13
13
13
14
18
19
19
15
14
14
14
15
19
22
21
18
19
Feels °C
12
12
13
13
14
17
18
18
14
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19
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15
17
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