The Patch Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.90° N 122.70° W

The Patch 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 16 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Patch sea temperature is
15.6°C
1.5° 

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 (16 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 20s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Patch at 2PM is: 0.7m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)15s
Afternoon (16 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)15s
Evening (16 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)20s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
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
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
15
0.5
SW
21
0.5
SW
21
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
20
0.7
SW
20
0.7
SW
20
0.7
SW
19
0.7
SW
19
0.9
SW
18
0.9
SW
18
0.9
SW
18
0.9
SW
18
0.9
SW
18
0.9
SW
18
0.9
SW
17
2
WNW
11
1.9
WNW
12
1.8
WNW
11
1.8
WNW
11
1.8
WNW
11
1.9
WNW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
217
220
217
217
388
388
388
380
357
465
460
455
455
449
444
400
1008
934
800
786
759
885
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
5
NE
5
N
10
WNW
10
NW
5
NW
5
NW
0
NW
5
NNE
5
N
10
WNW
20
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
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
5:29AM0.89m
3:09PM1.10m
6:45AM0.90m
4:08PM1.05m
7:43AM0.93m
5:17PM1.01m
Low Tide
10:14AM0.67m
11:14PM0.08m
11:40AM0.68m
00:18AM0.11m
1:06PM0.65m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:29
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Temp °C
21
24
27
25
22
21
20
19
19
23
23
20
15
14
14
13
12
14
14
14
12
12
Feels °C
17
21
24
22
19
18
18
18
17
21
19
16
12
12
12
10
9
11
10
11
8
8
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