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The Patch Surf Forecast
/ CAL – Marin County (14 breaks) / California (404 breaks) /
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The Patch surfForecast / CAL – Marin County / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Thursday 16 Apr 2026 PDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
14.2° C
(Which is 2.3°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 6PM is: 1.9m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.2m 18s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am April 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Apr) | 6ft (1.8m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (16 Apr) | 6ft (1.8m) | 9s |
| Evening (16 Apr) | 7ft (2.1m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at The Patch. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 486 | 435 | 445 | 559 | 704 | 1112 | 640 | 490 | 360 | 286 | 240 | 240 | 200 | 192 | 207 | 154 | 146 | 106 | 104 | 104 | 140 | 138 | 136 | 133 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | glass | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | glass | cross- off | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 11:43AM 1.06 | 11:28PM 1.30 | 12:39PM 1.05 | 12:01AM 1.35 | 1:36PM 1.02 | 12:39AM 1.38 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:56AM -0.01 | 5:51PM 0.21 | 6:38AM -0.12 | 6:30PM 0.29 | 7:23AM -0.21 | 7:11PM 0.37 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sun 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 6:33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 7:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:49 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 10 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
| Feels °C (?) | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
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