The Patch Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.90° N 122.70° W

The Patch 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 22 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Patch sea temperature is
16.3°C
1.6° 

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 (22 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Patch at 8AM is: 0.7m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.2m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)16s
Afternoon (22 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)16s
Evening (22 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
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
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
2
2
1
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SW
17
0.7
SW
17
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
1.7
WNW
8
2.5
NW
8
2
WNW
9
1.7
WNW
9
1.7
WNW
9
1.4
WNW
9
1.5
WNW
11
1.9
WNW
11
1.5
WNW
10
1.7
WNW
9
1.7
WNW
9
1.5
WNW
10
1.4
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
11
1.4
WNW
11
1.6
WNW
11
1.8
WNW
6
1.7
WNW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
413
283
267
251
248
251
372
885
603
506
495
304
511
784
502
465
416
419
452
210
452
571
254
661
Wind (km/h)
5
SSW
5
WSW
5
W
5
SW
10
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
10
NW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
ENE
5
WNW
10
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
10
WNW
5
W
5
W
5
WNW
5
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
Wind State
on
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:21AM1.02m
9:07PM1.17m
10:44AM1.06m
9:56PM1.19m
11:06AM1.11m
10:43PM1.19m
Low Tide
3:58AM0.08m
4:11PM0.50m
4:35AM0.07m
4:48PM0.42m
5:07AM0.08m
5:24PM0.33m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:58
6:58
6:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:07
7:06
7:05
 mm
Temp °C
13
13
13
15
16
15
13
14
13
13
14
18
20
18
16
16
15
15
15
18
17
17
16
16
Feels °C
12
13
13
14
14
12
10
13
13
13
14
18
19
15
13
15
14
14
14
17
14
12
12
12
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