The Patch Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.90° N 122.70° W

The Patch 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 24 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Patch sea temperature is
15.8°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 (24 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Patch at 1PM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am September 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Sep)3ft (0.9m)11s
Afternoon (24 Sep)4ft (1.2m)11s
Evening (24 Sep)3ft (0.9m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the NW by Fri afternoon).

Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
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)
3
3
2
2
3
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
3
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3
3
3
2
2
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
WNW
8
1.5
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
11
1.3
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
11
1.6
WNW
11
0.8
WNW
11
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
1.6
WNW
6
2.1
WNW
7
2.5
WNW
8
2.3
WNW
10
3
NW
10
1.9
WNW
10
1.7
WNW
9
1.6
WNW
9
1.5
WNW
9
1.5
WNW
9
1.5
WNW
9
1.7
WNW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
321
446
171
210
394
186
170
560
144
183
183
180
197
443
749
1040
1448
674
506
424
377
377
377
426
Wind (km/h)
5
W
0
WSW
0
SSE
5
WSW
15
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
30
NW
25
NW
20
NW
15
NW
10
NW
5
NW
5
WSW
10
WSW
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
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
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:06AM1.11m
10:43PM1.19m
11:29AM1.16m
11:29PM1.18m
11:54AM1.22m
Low Tide
5:07AM0.08m
5:24PM0.33m
5:38AM0.10m
6:00PM0.23m
6:09AM0.15m
6:37PM0.14m
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clear
clear
clear
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cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
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Temp °C
17
16
16
19
18
17
16
16
15
15
15
17
18
17
14
13
12
12
12
15
16
15
13
12
Feels °C
17
16
16
19
16
13
13
12
12
13
14
14
14
12
9
9
9
10
11
14
14
13
10
9
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