The Patch Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.90° N 122.70° W

The Patch 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 02 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Patch sea temperature is
15.5°C
1.0° 

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 (02 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Patch at 1PM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Afternoon (02 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Evening (02 Oct)2ft (0.6m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Sun morning, min 14°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
WNW
10
1
WNW
10
1
WNW
10
1
WNW
10
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.9
WNW
8
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
205
175
175
172
164
163
165
165
165
159
141
137
215
218
233
198
201
203
157
98
164
167
Wind (km/h)
0
E
0
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
NW
5
WSW
0
NNW
5
ENE
5
NE
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
5
NW
5
NW
5
N
5
NE
5
NE
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
10
W
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
5:43AM0.91m
3:55PM1.27m
7:04AM0.94m
5:08PM1.23m
8:08AM1.00m
6:27PM1.21m
Low Tide
10:28AM0.62m
11:59PM-0.03m
11:58AM0.64m
1:14AM-0.02m
1:29PM0.59m
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clear
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Temp °C
14
19
19
20
18
18
17
18
20
25
26
26
22
22
21
22
22
27
25
25
20
19
Feels °C
15
20
18
19
17
17
16
17
19
24
24
23
19
20
19
21
20
25
22
21
17
17
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