The Patch Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.90° N 122.70° W

The Patch 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 30 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Patch sea temperature is
14.8° 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 (30 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Patch at 11AM is: 2.0m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.6m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.9m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am July 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Jul)3ft (0.9m)16s
Afternoon (30 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)8s
Evening (30 Jul)7ft (2.1m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
30
Friday
31
Saturday
1
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
3
4
2
2
3
2
3
4
3
3
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
4
2
1
2
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
WNW
8
1.9
WNW
8
0.9
SSW
16
2
WNW
8
0.8
SSW
16
1.8
WNW
8
2.1
WNW
8
2.1
WNW
8
1.8
WNW
8
2.1
NW
8
1.9
NW
8
1.9
NW
8
0.8
SSW
14
1.7
WNW
7
2.1
WNW
7
2.1
WNW
8
1.8
WNW
7
1.7
WNW
7
1.7
WNW
8
2.1
NW
8
1.8
WNW
8
2.4
WNW
8
2.5
WNW
8
2.5
WNW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
496
476
436
527
314
362
519
564
392
530
461
392
226
278
455
468
344
294
319
530
402
741
931
999
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
15
WNW
10
NW
15
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
NW
15
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
15
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
NW
Wind State
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
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:52PM1.30m
1:48PM1.04m
00:30AM1.27m
2:13PM1.08m
1:11AM1.21m
2:40PM1.11m
Low Tide
7:27AM-0.08m
7:20PM0.52m
7:57AM-0.05m
8:00PM0.48m
8:27AM-0.01m
8:44PM0.43m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:11
6:11
6:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:21
8:20
8:19
 mm
Temp °C
12
12
13
16
16
16
14
12
12
12
13
17
17
16
14
13
12
12
14
18
18
18
15
14
Feels °C
8
10
11
14
13
12
10
8
9
10
12
15
14
12
10
9
9
10
12
16
15
14
11
11
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