The Patch surfForecast / CAL – Marin County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Thursday 19 Feb 2026 PST
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The Patch surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's The Patch sea temperature is
13.4° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at The Patch today?

The current surf forecast for The Patch at 12AM is: 3.0m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm February 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Feb)6ft (1.9m)11s
Afternoon (20 Feb)5ft (1.5m)10s
Evening (20 Feb)3.5ft (1.1m)10s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
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4
3
3
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3.5
WNW
4
WNW
4
WNW
3.5
WNW
3
WNW
3
WNW
2.1
WNW
1.8
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.1
WNW
1
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.7
W
0.7
W
1.4
SSW
1.9
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.3
SSW
2.4
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
Period(s) (?)101011111111111110101010999995677889
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)23773147328925631916209999769251137029424518914111079741092634105036408231101
Wind
(km/h)
45
NW
45
NW
40
NW
25
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
10
NE
10
ENE
10
ENE
0
NNW
5
E
5
ESE
10
E
15
E
15
ENE
15
E
20
SSE
30
S
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SE
25
SE
20
SE
25
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscrosscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:22PM
1.19
1:08AM
1.22
1:13PM
1.09
1:39AM
1.26
2:14PM
0.97
2:16AM
1.29
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:11PM
0.07
7:43AM
0.21
7:45PM
0.17
8:36AM
0.15
8:23PM
0.29
9:35AM
0.10
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Sunrise------6:54-------6:52-------6:52-
Sunset-5:52-------5:53-------5:54------
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
1-----------------------
Temp. °C1010987656898877681212121212111112
Feels °C (?)-100111225755331475556666
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