The Patch Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.90° N 122.70° W

The Patch 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 25 Oct 2026 (local time)

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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 (26 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Patch at 1AM is: 0.5m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)13s
Afternoon (26 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)13s
Evening (26 Oct)2ft (0.6m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
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)
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
1
0
1
0
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.5
W
13
0.5
W
13
0.6
NW
11
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
17
1.1
WNW
6
1.4
NW
7
1
WNW
8
0.6
SW
17
0.7
SW
17
0.7
SW
17
0.8
SW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
129
121
120
88
88
88
88
86
82
77
206
208
181
94
183
109
243
297
293
362
Wind (km/h)
5
WSW
5
WSW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NW
10
N
5
N
10
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:01AM1.33m
00:19AM1.05m
11:33AM1.38m
1:15AM1.04m
12:10PM1.41m
Low Tide
6:17PM-0.08m
6:04AM0.37m
6:59PM-0.16m
6:43AM0.44m
7:44PM-0.21m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:19
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Temp °C
18
17
15
14
13
12
12
15
16
15
14
12
11
11
10
14
15
15
14
14
Feels °C
17
16
14
13
11
9
9
12
12
11
9
7
6
7
8
13
13
12
11
12
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