The Patch Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.90° N 122.70° W

The Patch 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 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):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • 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) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Patch at 9AM is: 1.0m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.2m 13s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)16s
Afternoon (09 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Evening (09 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri morning, min 11°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Fri morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Sat afternoon).

Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
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
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
2
1
1
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
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4
4
3
3
3
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
WNW
13
0.9
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.2
WNW
13
1.2
WNW
12
1.3
WNW
11
1.6
WNW
11
2
WNW
10
2.2
WNW
10
2.5
WNW
10
2.5
WNW
10
2.4
WNW
10
2.2
WNW
10
2.4
WNW
10
2.5
WNW
10
2.5
WNW
10
2.5
WNW
10
3.5
NW
10
2.2
WNW
10
2.1
WNW
11
1.9
WNW
11
1.9
WNW
11
1.8
WNW
11
1.9
WNW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
454
424
565
440
413
416
575
792
981
1249
1339
1145
962
1168
1440
1469
1527
2258
1001
954
837
853
743
839
Wind (km/h)
10
W
10
WNW
5
SW
10
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
25
NW
25
NW
15
NNW
5
NE
10
WNW
15
W
10
SW
5
SSW
15
SSE
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
11:17AM1.28m
11:44PM1.14m
11:45AM1.30m
00:35AM1.09m
12:12PM1.30m
Low Tide
5:26AM0.15m
6:03PM0.08m
6:02AM0.23m
6:43PM0.01m
6:37AM0.32m
7:23PM-0.03m
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clear
clear
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Temp °C
15
15
15
18
17
16
14
14
14
13
13
14
15
15
13
13
11
11
11
14
15
15
13
14
Feels °C
14
14
15
17
15
14
12
12
12
9
8
9
10
9
8
8
6
8
9
11
12
13
11
11
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