The Patch Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.90° N 122.70° W

The Patch 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 15 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Patch sea temperature is
14.7° C
1.4° 

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 (15 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Patch at 8PM is: 2.2m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Afternoon (15 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)8s
Evening (15 Jul)7ft (2.2m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sat
18
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
4
3
2
2
2
1
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
WNW
8
1.5
WNW
8
1.7
WNW
8
1.9
WNW
8
2.2
WNW
8
2.2
WNW
8
2.1
WNW
8
2
WNW
8
2
WNW
8
1.9
WNW
8
2
WNW
8
2.2
WNW
8
2.5
WNW
8
2.3
WNW
8
2
WNW
8
1.8
WNW
8
2.2
NW
8
2
WNW
8
1.5
WNW
8
1.4
WNW
8
1.4
WNW
8
0.6
W
16
0.6
W
16
0.7
W
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
226
263
310
400
612
627
541
471
471
400
447
596
778
713
499
422
617
527
277
231
232
190
188
255
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
NW
25
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
25
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
NW
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
15
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
10
W
Wind State
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
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
2:00PM1.11m
00:42AM1.44m
2:40PM1.15m
1:34AM1.34m
3:20PM1.18m
2:29AM1.20m
Low Tide
7:33AM-0.30m
7:25PM0.47m
8:17AM-0.24m
8:22PM0.43m
9:00AM-0.15m
9:22PM0.39m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:00
6:01
6:01
6:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:31
8:31
8:30
8:30
 mm
Temp °C
15
18
17
17
15
13
12
12
13
16
16
16
13
12
11
11
12
15
15
14
12
11
11
11
Feels °C
13
15
13
12
10
8
8
8
9
12
11
11
8
8
8
8
10
13
12
10
8
8
9
9
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