The Patch Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.90° N 122.70° W

The Patch 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 22 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Patch sea temperature is
15.5°C
1.5° 

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 (22 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Patch at 10PM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.3m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Oct)--
Afternoon (22 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)15s
Evening (22 Oct)2ft (0.6m)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 19°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
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
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
15
0.7
SW
14
0.6
SSW
18
1.5
WNW
8
1.5
WNW
8
1.7
WNW
9
1.7
WNW
10
1.7
WNW
10
1.8
WNW
10
1.8
WNW
10
1.9
WNW
10
1.8
WNW
10
1.7
WNW
10
1.5
WNW
10
1.4
WNW
10
1.3
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
10
1.1
WNW
10
1.1
WNW
10
1
WNW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
272
211
211
256
291
442
551
574
676
690
720
666
581
492
435
374
298
255
232
190
Wind (km/h)
0
SE
15
NW
25
NW
15
WNW
10
NW
5
NNW
5
NNE
10
NW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
5
N
5
NE
5
ENE
5
W
10
WNW
15
NW
5
NNW
Wind State
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:38PM1.04m
10:06AM1.19m
10:32PM1.05m
10:32AM1.26m
Low Tide
4:23PM0.28m
4:16AM0.19m
5:00PM0.16m
4:51AM0.24m
5:37PM0.03m
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:26
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6:22
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6:21
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2
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Temp °C
15
15
14
13
13
12
12
14
17
15
14
15
15
14
14
17
19
17
14
14
Feels °C
16
13
10
10
12
11
11
12
15
12
11
13
12
12
11
14
16
14
12
12
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