The Patch Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.90° N 122.70° W

The Patch 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 29 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Patch sea temperature is
16.0°C
1.5° 

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 (29 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Patch at 1PM is: 1.0m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.3m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am August 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)18s
Afternoon (29 Aug)3ft (0.9m)17s
Evening (29 Aug)7ft (2.1m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Sat morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
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
1
1
1
2
2
4
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SW
18
1
SW
18
1
SW
17
0.9
SW
17
2.1
WNW
7
1
SW
16
1
SW
16
1
SW
16
1
SW
16
1
SW
16
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
607
600
594
410
455
502
502
502
496
489
331
314
309
309
305
305
301
301
211
206
203
186
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
5
NW
5
WSW
10
WSW
15
W
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
15
W
15
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
15
W
15
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
1:16PM1.17m
1:05AM1.17m
1:43PM1.22m
1:55AM1.09m
2:13PM1.25m
Low Tide
7:20AM0.07m
7:37PM0.29m
7:50AM0.14m
8:21PM0.22m
8:23AM0.23m
9:08PM0.16m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:37
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:45
7:43
7:42
 mm
Temp °C
12
15
16
16
14
13
12
12
12
16
17
15
13
13
12
13
13
14
16
16
16
16
Feels °C
10
13
12
12
9
9
8
9
11
15
16
13
10
11
10
11
11
12
14
14
15
14
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