The Patch Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.90° N 122.70° W

The Patch 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 16 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Patch sea temperature is
15.4° C
1.1° 

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 (17 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Patch at 2AM is: 0.8m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)15s
Afternoon (17 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)15s
Evening (17 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
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
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
0.7
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.6
SSW
16
1.2
WNW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
266
255
255
309
309
255
255
255
255
214
169
171
217
220
251
261
175
136
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
5
W
10
W
5
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
15
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
15
WNW
15
W
20
WNW
15
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:16AM1.01m
3:36PM1.24m
4:24AM0.89m
4:13PM1.22m
Low Tide
9:51PM0.23m
9:42AM0.28m
10:49PM0.21m
10:24AM0.41m
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clear
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clear
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6:26
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:01
8:00
8:00
 mm
Temp °C
13
13
12
12
13
16
17
17
13
12
12
12
12
16
17
16
13
12
Feels °C
12
13
11
12
12
16
16
15
11
10
10
10
11
15
15
14
10
10
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