The Patch surfForecast / CAL – Marin County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Saturday 21 Mar 2026 PDT
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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
13.6° C
(Which is 1.5°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 10PM is: 2.5m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.1m 22s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm March 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Mar)--
Afternoon (21 Mar)7ft (2.1m)8s
Evening (21 Mar)8ft (2.5m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
!
3
!
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
WNW
2.5
WNW
3
WNW
2.5
WNW
3
NW
2.1
WNW
2
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.8
WNW
2.1
WNW
2
WNW
1.9
WNW
1.8
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.3
WNW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
1
WNW
0.9
WNW
Period(s) (?)889991010101010108888101111191910111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)434931128911021499817746598527555622573525488444613460404184184170183218180
Wind
(km/h)
25
NW
30
NW
30
NW
25
NW
10
NNW
5
NNW
10
WNW
10
NW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
25
NW
20
NW
20
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
15
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
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-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:24PM
1.02
1:55AM
1.33
3:29PM
0.94
2:37AM
1.32
4:48PM
0.88
3:27AM
1.29
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:17PM
0.32
9:17AM
-0.08
8:59PM
0.42
10:15AM
-0.09
9:51PM
0.52
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Sunrise------7:11-------7:09-------7:07-
Sunset-7:22-------7:23-------7:24------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C161712101112121515141110101011141514111212131417
Feels °C (?)121165911101312107566811111079991112
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