The Patch Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.90° N 122.70° W

The Patch 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 27 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Patch sea temperature is
16.4°C
2.6° 

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 (27 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Patch at 9PM is: 1.9m 7s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.7m 17s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Oct)--
Afternoon (27 Oct)2ft (0.6m)17s
Evening (27 Oct)6ft (1.9m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed night).

Tue
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
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)
0
1
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
17
0.7
SW
17
2
WNW
7
0.8
SW
17
0.8
SW
17
0.8
SW
17
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
243
297
417
354
350
338
322
314
432
432
432
366
306
367
380
370
365
370
375
390
Wind (km/h)
25
NW
30
NW
30
NW
15
NNW
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
NNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
5
NNW
0
E
5
ENE
5
E
5
E
5
S
5
SW
5
WSW
10
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
on
cross-on
glassy
cross
High Tide
12:10PM1.41m
2:13AM1.01m
12:51PM1.41m
3:16AM0.99m
1:39PM1.38m
Low Tide
7:44PM-0.21m
7:26AM0.51m
8:34PM-0.22m
8:16AM0.57m
9:29PM-0.20m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
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Temp °C
15
15
14
13
13
12
12
15
16
15
14
14
14
14
14
16
17
16
15
14
Feels °C
10
9
8
10
11
10
10
13
14
12
11
13
13
13
13
14
15
14
14
13
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