The Patch Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.90° N 122.70° W

The Patch 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 03 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Patch sea temperature is
15.3°C
0.6° 

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 (03 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 19s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 18s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Patch at 8AM is: 0.6m 19s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am September 03). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Sep)2ft (0.6m)19s
Afternoon (03 Sep)4ft (1.2m)9s
Evening (03 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)18s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
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)
2
1
1
0
0
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
1
2
2
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
17
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
19
0.5
SW
19
1.1
W
9
1.2
W
9
1.2
WNW
10
0.8
SW
18
0.8
SW
18
0.8
SW
18
0.8
SW
18
0.8
SW
18
0.9
SW
17
0.9
SW
17
1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1
SW
16
1
SW
16
1
SW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
1
SW
15
0.9
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
173
275
287
179
181
256
282
383
379
379
379
370
434
465
527
610
515
502
496
430
419
419
465
403
Wind (km/h)
5
SW
5
S
10
S
20
S
20
SSW
10
WSW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
W
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
W
15
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
Wind State
glassy
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:29AM0.85m
4:21PM1.30m
7:11AM0.85m
5:24PM1.30m
8:34AM0.91m
6:36PM1.30m
Low Tide
11:07PM0.08m
10:31AM0.53m
00:19AM0.05m
11:43AM0.61m
1:36AM0.01m
1:12PM0.63m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
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>
6:41
6:43
6:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:37
7:36
7:34
 mm
2
Temp °C
15
15
16
17
17
17
16
15
14
14
14
16
17
17
14
14
14
13
14
16
17
16
14
14
Feels °C
16
15
15
15
15
17
15
14
13
13
13
14
14
14
11
12
12
12
13
15
14
12
11
12
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