The Patch Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.90° N 122.70° W

The Patch 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 10 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Patch sea temperature is
16.3°C
1.9° 

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 (10 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 10s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Patch at 7AM is: 2.4m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.8m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.6m 19s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Oct)8ft (2.5m)10s
Afternoon (10 Oct)7.5ft (2.3m)10s
Evening (10 Oct)10ft (3.0m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 11°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sat afternoon, calm by Mon morning).

Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
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
2
2
2
2
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2
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4
4
3
3
3
4
1
2
3
4
4
2
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
WNW
10
2.2
WNW
10
2.5
WNW
10
2.3
WNW
10
2.2
WNW
10
2.5
WNW
10
3
WNW
10
2.5
WNW
10
3.5
NW
10
2.3
WNW
10
2.2
WNW
10
2.1
WNW
11
2
WNW
11
2.1
WNW
11
2.2
WNW
11
2.1
WNW
11
2
WNW
11
1.9
WNW
11
1.6
WNW
11
0.8
W
18
1
W
18
1
W
17
0.9
W
16
0.8
W
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
706
942
1116
1019
943
1163
1557
1422
2180
1086
965
936
871
936
1042
1027
925
839
586
435
606
600
438
330
Wind (km/h)
15
W
20
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
NW
15
NW
10
N
5
NNE
5
W
10
W
15
W
5
SSW
15
S
15
SSE
10
SE
5
SE
5
ESE
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
WNW
10
NW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross
cross
cross
glassy
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:44PM1.14m
11:45AM1.30m
00:35AM1.09m
12:12PM1.30m
1:26AM1.04m
12:39PM1.28m
Low Tide
6:02AM0.23m
6:43PM0.01m
6:37AM0.32m
7:23PM-0.03m
7:12AM0.41m
8:02PM-0.04m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
14
13
13
14
15
15
13
12
11
11
11
14
15
15
13
13
13
13
13
15
16
16
14
13
Feels °C
13
9
7
9
10
9
7
7
7
9
9
12
12
12
11
10
10
11
12
14
13
13
12
12
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