The Patch Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.90° N 122.70° W

The Patch 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 17 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Patch sea temperature is
15.9°C
1.9° 

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 (18 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Patch at 7AM is: 1.7m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.9m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.6m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Oct)6ft (1.8m)12s
Afternoon (18 Oct)6ft (1.8m)12s
Evening (18 Oct)6ft (1.8m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat night, min 11°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
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
3
3
4
4
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
18
0.9
SW
18
0.9
SW
18
0.9
SW
17
1.7
WNW
12
2.1
WNW
12
1.8
WNW
12
1.8
WNW
11
1.8
WNW
11
1.8
WNW
11
1.8
WNW
11
1.7
WNW
13
1.7
WNW
12
1.6
WNW
12
1.5
WNW
12
1.4
WNW
12
1.3
WNW
11
0.9
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
455
449
444
400
754
1216
828
828
814
799
772
917
807
694
589
497
394
425
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
Wind State
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
cross-off
High Tide
7:43AM0.93m
5:17PM1.01m
8:22AM0.96m
6:29PM1.00m
Low Tide
00:18AM0.11m
1:06PM0.65m
1:20AM0.12m
2:12PM0.59m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
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Temp °C
16
15
14
14
13
16
15
14
12
12
12
11
12
14
15
14
13
13
Feels °C
13
13
12
13
11
14
11
9
8
8
8
7
8
10
11
10
9
10
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