The Patch Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.90° N 122.70° W

The Patch 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 09 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Patch sea temperature is
16.6°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 (09 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Patch at 8PM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.8m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Oct)--
Afternoon (09 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Evening (09 Oct)5ft (1.5m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sat morning, calm by Sun morning).

Fri
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
3
3
2
3
3
2
2
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4
4
4
3
3
3
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WNW
12
1.3
WNW
12
1.4
WNW
11
1.7
WNW
10
2
WNW
10
2.3
WNW
10
2.5
WNW
10
2.4
WNW
10
2.2
WNW
10
2.3
WNW
10
2.5
WNW
10
3
NW
10
3
NW
10
2.2
WNW
10
2.1
WNW
10
1.9
WNW
10
1.8
WNW
11
1.7
WNW
11
1.8
WNW
11
1.9
WNW
11
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Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
482
438
452
622
776
1040
1139
1122
962
1086
1326
2074
2080
1040
884
806
745
672
745
823
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
W
20
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
10
N
5
NNE
5
WNW
15
W
15
W
5
S
15
S
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross
cross
on
on
High Tide
11:17AM1.28m
11:44PM1.14m
11:45AM1.30m
00:35AM1.09m
12:12PM1.30m
Low Tide
6:03PM0.08m
6:02AM0.23m
6:43PM0.01m
6:37AM0.32m
7:23PM-0.03m
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part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
16
15
14
14
14
13
12
14
15
15
13
13
12
11
11
15
16
15
13
13
Feels °C
14
13
12
12
12
9
6
9
10
10
8
9
9
9
9
14
13
12
11
10
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