The Patch Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.90° N 122.70° W

The Patch 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 27 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Patch sea temperature is
15.7°C
1.0° 

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 (27 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Patch at 9PM is: 1.7m 7s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 17s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm September 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Sep)--
Afternoon (27 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Evening (27 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
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)
1
1
0
1
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
WNW
7
1.5
WNW
6
1.7
WNW
7
1.7
WNW
7
1.7
WNW
7
2
NW
8
1.4
WNW
8
1.4
WNW
8
1.4
WNW
9
1.4
WNW
9
1.8
WNW
8
2.4
NW
8
1.9
WNW
9
1.8
WNW
9
1.7
WNW
9
0.8
W
14
0.7
SW
17
1.6
WNW
8
2.4
WNW
9
3
NW
9
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Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
132
175
254
262
262
453
270
262
281
318
432
825
512
497
442
261
283
334
913
1541
Wind (km/h)
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
NW
20
WNW
10
NW
5
E
5
WNW
15
W
25
WNW
20
NW
10
NW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
10
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
12:20PM1.27m
1:07AM1.10m
12:51PM1.31m
2:03AM1.04m
1:25PM1.34m
Low Tide
7:16PM0.05m
7:14AM0.30m
8:00PM-0.02m
7:50AM0.39m
8:49PM-0.05m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
15
15
13
12
12
12
12
16
17
15
13
14
15
14
15
19
19
18
15
15
Feels °C
12
11
8
7
8
11
11
15
14
11
9
13
15
13
14
17
17
14
12
14
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