The Patch Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.90° N 122.70° W

The Patch 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Patch sea temperature is
15.2° C
2.2° 

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 (08 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Patch at 11PM is: 2.1m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.9m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.7m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jul)--
Afternoon (08 Jul)3ft (0.9m)17s
Evening (08 Jul)6.5ft (2.0m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
Sat
11
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
3
2
4
4
4
3
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
17
1
SW
16
1.9
WNW
8
2.1
WNW
8
2
WNW
8
2.4
NW
8
2.3
NW
9
2.2
NW
8
1.7
WNW
9
1.9
WNW
8
2.4
WNW
8
2.2
WNW
9
2.2
WNW
9
2.1
WNW
9
2
WNW
9
1.9
WNW
9
1.9
WNW
8
2
WNW
8
2.1
WNW
8
2.2
WNW
8
2
WNW
8
1.8
WNW
8
1.7
WNW
8
1.6
WNW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
465
521
437
555
521
844
787
663
397
500
778
725
747
686
615
536
500
547
593
620
508
402
335
292
Wind (km/h)
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
20
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
10
WNW
10
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
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:32PM1.28m
8:24AM0.76m
7:20PM1.34m
9:51AM0.82m
8:12PM1.41m
10:56AM0.90m
Low Tide
12:25PM0.35m
2:22AM0.10m
1:24PM0.45m
3:21AM-0.03m
2:28PM0.52m
4:17AM-0.16m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
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clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:56
5:56
5:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:35
8:35
8:35
8:34
 mm
Temp °C
14
14
12
11
11
11
13
16
15
14
12
12
12
11
13
15
15
15
13
12
12
12
14
17
Feels °C
10
10
8
7
8
9
12
14
11
9
7
9
9
7
10
12
11
10
9
8
9
10
12
16
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