The Patch Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.90° N 122.70° W

The Patch 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 28 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Patch sea temperature is
16.7°C
2.9° 

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 (28 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Patch at 11PM is: 0.8m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.3m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Oct)--
Afternoon (28 Oct)3ft (0.9m)16s
Evening (28 Oct)3ft (0.9m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
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)
3
2
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
1
SW
16
1
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
432
432
432
366
371
367
380
370
365
370
375
390
406
416
489
489
411
395
370
360
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
5
NNW
5
ENE
5
NE
5
NE
5
E
0
WNW
5
WSW
5
W
5
W
5
SW
5
SW
5
SW
10
SW
15
WSW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
12:51PM1.41m
3:16AM0.99m
1:39PM1.38m
4:23AM0.98m
2:35PM1.32m
Low Tide
8:34PM-0.22m
8:16AM0.57m
9:29PM-0.20m
9:17AM0.61m
10:31PM-0.15m
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
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7:33
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Temp °C
16
15
14
14
14
14
14
16
17
16
15
14
14
14
13
15
15
15
14
13
Feels °C
14
12
11
13
13
13
13
15
16
14
14
13
13
13
12
13
12
12
12
11
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