The Patch Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.90° N 122.70° W

The Patch 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 11 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Patch sea temperature is
17.2°C
2.5° 

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 (11 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Patch at 9PM is: 0.8m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 1.4m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm September 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Sep)--
Afternoon (11 Sep)3ft (0.9m)16s
Evening (11 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon morning, min 13°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon morning).

Fri
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
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
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
1.5
WNW
7
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
1.7
WNW
6
1.9
WNW
6
1.8
NW
6
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
1.8
NW
7
1.7
WNW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
411
339
313
262
209
251
248
203
241
238
277
245
123
147
114
113
113
87
286
294
Wind (km/h)
15
W
20
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
30
NW
30
NW
20
NW
20
NW
30
WNW
30
NW
25
NW
15
NW
Wind State
cross
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
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
12:33PM1.25m
00:32AM1.24m
1:03PM1.26m
1:22AM1.15m
1:32PM1.27m
Low Tide
6:59PM0.18m
7:13AM0.12m
7:44PM0.13m
7:48AM0.23m
8:28PM0.10m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:48
6:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:24
7:22
7:22
 mm
Temp °C
17
17
15
15
14
13
14
16
16
16
15
14
13
13
13
16
17
17
15
14
Feels °C
15
15
12
12
10
10
11
12
11
11
10
10
8
8
9
12
12
11
10
11
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