The Patch Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.90° N 122.70° W

The Patch 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 02 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Patch sea temperature is
15.7°C
1.1° 

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 (03 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Patch at 6AM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 02). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Oct)2ft (0.6m)16s
Afternoon (03 Oct)2ft (0.6m)15s
Evening (03 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Sat afternoon, min 17°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
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
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.9
WNW
8
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
164
163
165
165
165
159
141
137
215
218
233
198
201
203
157
98
164
167
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
5
NNW
5
W
5
NE
5
NE
5
NE
10
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
5
WNW
5
WNW
0
NW
5
ENE
5
ENE
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
10
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
7:04AM0.94m
5:08PM1.23m
8:08AM1.00m
6:27PM1.21m
Low Tide
11:59PM-0.03m
11:58AM0.64m
1:14AM-0.02m
1:29PM0.59m
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part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
17
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26
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27
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Feels °C
16
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