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The Patch surfForecast / CAL – Marin County / USA
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The Patch surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's The Patch sea temperature is
14.6° C
(Which is 2.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at The Patch today?
The current surf forecast for The Patch at 4AM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (24 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
| Evening (24 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at The Patch. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 PM | 5 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WNW 11 | W 16 | W 15 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 14 | W 14 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | |
222 | 215 | 158 | 151 | 121 | 115 | 104 | 142 | 142 | 372 | 80 | 73 | 210 | 78 | 130 | 107 | 103 | 118 | 178 | 178 | 174 | 167 | 148 | 196 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 7:09PM0.98m | 5:31AM1.09m | 8:04PM1.04m | 6:52AM1.03m | 8:48PM1.10m | 8:10AM1.00m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:44AM0.54m | 1:22PM-0.06m | 2:05AM0.45m | 2:23PM-0.01m | 3:11AM0.34m | 3:15PM0.05m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:55 | |
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Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 |
7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | W 13 | WNW 7 | W 12 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 12 | W 12 | SSW 15 | W 11 | W 11 | SSW 13 | WNW 11 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 |
222 | 215 | 136 | 151 | 121 | 115 | 96 | 103 | 101 | 84 | 63 | 62 | 70 | 78 | 109 | 107 | 103 | 118 | 178 | 178 | 174 | 167 | 148 | 196 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | W 13 | SSW 15 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | W 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | W 14 | W 15 | SSW 13 | WNW 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | W 5 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
171 | 146 | 158 | 86 | 108 | 106 | 104 | 142 | 142 | 80 | 80 | 73 | 37 | 67 | 69 | 44 | 68 | 68 | 44 | 42 | 39 | 16 | 29 | 29 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 16 | W 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | W 16 | W 16 | S 10 | W 16 | W 15 | W 18 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | NW 10 | SW 13 | SW 13 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WSW 14 | SW 15 |
12 | 11 | 142 | 21 | 85 | 84 | 84 | 45 | 45 | 2 | 76 | 71 | 24 | 69 | 7 | 68 | 24 | 7 | 7 | 22 | 10 | 24 | 20 | 34 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | — | WNW 7 | — | — | — | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 11 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 11 | WNW 5 | WNW 11 | W 5 | W 5 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 4 | W 4 | — | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
125 | 163 | — | 127 | — | — | — | 131 | 125 | 372 | 71 | 50 | 210 | 30 | 130 | 20 | 18 | 81 | 79 | 14 | 14 | — | 85 | 67 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 120 | 54 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 465 | 121 | 121 | 87 | 22 | 54 | 0 | 121 | 121 | 121 | 121 | 120 | 71 | 37 | 8 | 22 | 451 | 121 |
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