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The Patch surfForecast / CAL – Marin County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Monday 08 Dec 2025 PST
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The Patch surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's The Patch sea temperature is
13.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at The Patch today?

The current surf forecast for The Patch at 11PM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm December 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Dec)--
Afternoon (08 Dec)--
Evening (08 Dec)3ft (0.9m)9s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Mon
08
Tuesday
09
Wednesday
10
Thursday
11
7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
WNW
0.8
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.8
WNW
1.8
W
1.8
W
1.8
W
Period(s) (?)10913131312121212121212121413131313141414141516
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)191935476235945145316395585407935215211065823811786915118911221251131715491589
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNE
5
N
10
NE
10
NE
5
NE
5
NE
5
N
10
NNW
5
N
5
NNE
10
NE
5
NE
10
NE
10
NE
5
N
10
NNW
5
N
5
NNE
10
NNE
5
NNE
10
NE
5
NE
5
NNE
10
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
offcross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:38AM
1.09
2:03PM
1.20
4:28AM
1.11
3:09PM
1.07
5:16AM
1.14
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:54PM
-0.18
9:12AM
0.56
9:46PM
-0.08
10:30AM
0.52
10:39PM
0.03
11:48AM
0.44
Mon
08
Tuesday
09
Wednesday
10
Thursday
11
Sunrise-----7:13-------7:15-------7:16--
Sunset-------4:51-------4:51-------4:51
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C101010101012151515151514141517171616151414151817
Feels °C (?)887779131213131212111315151414131212131615
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