The Patch Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.90° N 122.70° W

The Patch 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 09 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Patch sea temperature is
15.8° C
1.5° 

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 (09 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Patch at 5PM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am August 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Afternoon (09 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Evening (09 Aug)5ft (1.6m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
9
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
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
1
1
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WNW
10
1.3
WNW
10
1.3
WNW
10
1.3
WNW
10
1.5
WNW
9
1.8
WNW
9
1.9
WNW
9
1.8
WNW
9
1.7
WNW
9
1.5
WNW
9
1.3
WNW
9
1.3
WNW
9
1.2
WNW
9
1.2
WNW
9
1.2
WNW
9
1.3
WNW
9
1.3
WNW
9
1.2
WNW
9
1.2
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
9
1.1
WNW
9
0.6
SW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
332
332
332
332
370
486
599
554
455
385
280
262
222
222
227
292
274
248
242
218
180
194
Wind (km/h)
5
S
5
SSW
15
W
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
10
WSW
10
W
5
WSW
10
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
W
10
WSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
15
S
15
SSW
15
WSW
15
W
10
SSW
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
High Tide
10:45AM0.97m
8:57PM1.45m
11:28AM1.04m
9:57PM1.48m
12:08PM1.09m
10:52PM1.49m
Low Tide
3:32PM0.59m
4:57AM-0.18m
4:33PM0.54m
5:45AM-0.21m
5:29PM0.48m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:20
6:20
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:10
8:09
8:08
 mm
Temp °C
14
18
19
17
13
12
12
12
13
15
16
15
13
12
12
12
13
17
17
16
13
13
Feels °C
14
18
18
14
10
10
11
11
12
14
14
13
11
10
10
11
12
16
15
14
11
12
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