The Patch Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.90° N 122.70° W

The Patch 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 02 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Patch sea temperature is
14.0° C
0.1° 

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 (03 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Patch at 6AM is: 2.0m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm August 02). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)10s
Afternoon (03 Aug)5ft (1.5m)10s
Evening (03 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
2
Monday
3
Tuesday
4
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
4
4
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
WNW
10
2.3
WNW
10
2.2
WNW
10
2
WNW
10
1.8
WNW
10
1.7
WNW
10
1.5
WNW
10
1.4
WNW
10
1.3
WNW
10
1.3
WNW
9
1.2
WNW
9
1.2
WNW
9
1.2
WNW
9
1.1
WNW
9
1.1
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
904
978
924
761
663
573
446
394
312
293
227
222
218
172
160
122
119
119
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
WSW
5
S
10
SE
10
S
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
5
SSW
10
S
10
SSW
10
SW
15
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:46AM1.02m
3:40PM1.20m
3:48AM0.91m
4:16PM1.24m
Low Tide
9:34PM0.37m
9:33AM0.16m
10:30PM0.30m
10:10AM0.28m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:15
6:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:19
8:16
8:15
 mm
Temp °C
14
13
13
12
14
19
20
18
15
13
13
13
14
18
19
18
15
14
Feels °C
11
11
13
11
13
18
19
17
14
12
12
12
13
17
18
16
14
14
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