The Patch surfForecast / CAL – Marin County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Wednesday 15 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
14.2° C
(Which is 2.3°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 5AM is: 1.5m 7s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.5m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm April 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Apr)6ft (1.8m)9s
Afternoon (16 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)9s
Evening (16 Apr)6ft (1.9m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wed
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
1
3
3
2
1
2
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
1
2
3
2
2
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
1.5
WNW
1.8
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.8
WNW
1.9
WNW
2.5
NW
1.8
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.1
WNW
1.1
WNW
1.1
WNW
1
WNW
1.4
NW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
Period(s) (?)15151579999910101010101010101091515151515
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1711061062375234454555436411161640490353286240223235192321154146106104104
Wind
(km/h)
25
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
20
NW
10
N
10
NNW
20
NW
25
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
15
N
10
NNW
5
NE
0
ESE
15
W
15
WNW
20
NW
15
NW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
NNE
5
E
5
W
15
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffglassglasscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offglassglasscrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:58PM
1.22
11:43AM
1.06
11:28PM
1.30
12:39PM
1.05
12:01AM
1.35
1:36PM
1.02
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:14PM
0.15
5:56AM
-0.01
5:51PM
0.21
6:38AM
-0.12
6:30PM
0.29
7:23AM
-0.21
Wed
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunrise----6:33-------6:33-------6:31---
Sunset-------7:46-------7:47-------7:49
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C1212109913161512141311121516141110111011141616
Feels °C (?)88546910979869121210769810121413
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