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The Patch surfForecast / CAL – Marin County / USA
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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
12.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at The Patch today (31 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 May, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 10s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 May, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 May, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Patch at 3AM is: 2.3m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 22s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm May 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 May) | 7ft (2.1m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (31 May) | 6ft (1.8m) | 10s |
| Evening (31 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at The Patch. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 10°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 30 | Sunday 31 | Monday 1 | Tuesday 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | |
953 | 929 | 978 | 1086 | 947 | 776 | 731 | 731 | 659 | 703 | 703 | 622 | 512 | 465 | 460 | 522 | 516 | 510 | 499 | 482 | 454 | 443 | 376 | 371 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | |
High Tide | 11:13PM1.25m | 1:48PM0.91m | 11:46PM1.23m | 2:28PM0.91m | 00:21AM1.21m | 3:08PM0.91m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:01PM0.54m | 7:04AM-0.17m | 6:39PM0.57m | 7:38AM-0.17m | 7:17PM0.59m | 8:14AM-0.16m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | |
8:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:27 | |
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Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 9 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | W 12 | SW 22 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SW 16 |
76 | 216 | 229 | 1086 | 947 | 776 | 731 | 731 | 659 | 703 | 703 | 622 | 512 | 402 | 325 | 281 | 258 | 258 | 253 | 227 | 213 | 213 | 180 | 371 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 23 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 22 | SSW 21 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 22 |
135 | 46 | 44 | 227 | 302 | 355 | 322 | 392 | 455 | 450 | 621 | 602 | 481 | 465 | 460 | 522 | 516 | 510 | 499 | 482 | 454 | 443 | 376 | 18 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SW 22 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 13 | — | — | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | — | — | — | S 15 | S 15 | S 24 | S 15 | SW 22 | S 15 |
31 | 122 | 80 | 80 | 42 | 42 | 67 | 67 | 67 | 46 | — | — | 54 | 54 | 54 | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 18 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | NW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 9 |
953 | 929 | 978 | 971 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 208 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 120 | 21 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 121 | 22 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 25 | 0 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 451 | 121 | 121 |
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