The Patch Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.90° N 122.70° W

The Patch 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 09 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Patch sea temperature is
16.5°C
1.8° 

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 (09 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 19s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 19s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Patch at 5PM is: 0.6m 19s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am September 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)19s
Afternoon (09 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)19s
Evening (09 Sep)2ft (0.6m)18s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
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
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
11
0.5
SW
19
0.4
SW
19
0.6
SW
19
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.7
SW
18
0.7
SW
17
0.7
SW
17
0.8
SW
17
0.8
SW
17
0.8
SW
17
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
1.8
WNW
7
1.8
WNW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
131
181
133
224
199
194
300
297
290
346
346
403
371
352
352
352
352
411
411
339
352
352
Wind (km/h)
5
NE
5
W
15
WNW
20
NW
15
WNW
10
NW
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
15
W
15
WNW
15
W
15
W
20
WNW
15
W
10
W
10
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:29AM1.17m
10:49PM1.36m
12:02PM1.22m
11:41PM1.31m
12:33PM1.25m
Low Tide
5:21AM-0.08m
5:26PM0.34m
6:00AM-0.04m
6:13PM0.25m
6:37AM0.03m
6:59PM0.18m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:47
6:48
6:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:28
7:25
7:24
 mm
Temp °C
23
27
28
29
23
23
20
18
17
20
20
19
15
14
14
14
14
17
17
17
15
14
Feels °C
22
26
25
25
19
20
19
17
17
19
18
17
14
12
12
12
13
16
15
13
11
10
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