The Patch surfForecast / CAL – Marin County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Sunday 12 Apr 2026 PDT
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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
14.7° C
(Which is 2.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at The Patch today?

The current surf forecast for The Patch at 6AM is: 1.6m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.6m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm April 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)10s
Afternoon (13 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Evening (13 Apr)5ft (1.6m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sun
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
0
2
1
2
1
1
3
1
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.3
W
2.1
W
1.9
W
1.7
W
1.5
W
1.4
W
1.3
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.9
WNW
1.9
WNW
1.8
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.8
NW
1.3
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.8
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.5
WNW
0.5
W
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.6
SSW
Period(s) (?)1010109910109977888867761314141415
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1024830641481388369322314424345369362285388196185297269170828993102142
Wind
(km/h)
15
W
10
W
5
W
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
N
15
WNW
25
WNW
25
NW
30
NW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NW
15
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
WNW
20
W
25
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrossglassglasscross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:40PM
1.00
8:54AM
1.03
10:05PM
1.07
9:53AM
1.05
10:31PM
1.15
10:48AM
1.06
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:55AM
0.39
4:00PM
0.07
4:36AM
0.26
4:38PM
0.10
5:16AM
0.13
Sun
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Sunrise----6:37-------6:37-------6:35---
Sunset-------7:44-------7:45-------7:45
light rain
part cloud
light rain
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
1-1---------------------
Temp. °C12121110101313131110999111211101091011121313
Feels °C (?)8101098121086444587544456788
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