The Patch Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.90° N 122.70° W

The Patch 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 26 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Patch sea temperature is
16.4°C
2.6° 

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 (27 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 7s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Patch at 2AM is: 0.6m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 26). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)18s
Afternoon (27 Oct)2ft (0.6m)17s
Evening (27 Oct)6.5ft (2.0m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Tue afternoon, calm by Thu afternoon).

Mon
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
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
0
0
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
17
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.6
SW
17
0.7
SW
17
2.2
NW
7
0.8
SW
17
0.8
SW
17
0.8
SW
17
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
206
208
181
84
111
109
243
297
489
354
350
338
322
314
432
432
432
310
Wind (km/h)
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
20
NW
30
NW
30
NW
20
NW
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
NNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
5
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:15AM1.04m
12:10PM1.41m
2:13AM1.01m
12:51PM1.41m
Low Tide
6:59PM-0.16m
6:43AM0.44m
7:44PM-0.21m
7:26AM0.51m
8:34PM-0.22m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
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Temp °C
14
13
13
12
11
13
15
15
14
12
12
12
12
15
16
15
14
14
Feels °C
10
8
8
8
7
10
10
9
8
8
10
10
10
13
13
12
11
13
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