The Patch Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.90° N 122.70° W

The Patch 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 13 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Patch sea temperature is
15.2°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 (13 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Patch at 1PM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a West direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 13). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Oct)3ft (0.9m)15s
Afternoon (13 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Evening (13 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
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
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
2
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
W
16
0.9
W
16
0.9
W
16
0.9
W
15
0.8
W
14
1
SW
17
1
SW
16
1
SW
16
1
SW
16
1
SW
16
1
SW
16
1
SW
16
1
SW
16
1
SW
16
1
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
401
401
391
357
261
573
515
502
502
496
489
483
477
471
453
326
322
318
318
326
326
322
318
314
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
5
N
10
NE
5
NE
10
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
5
W
0
SSW
5
ESE
5
SSE
5
WSW
10
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
5
NW
5
NE
10
NE
5
NE
5
WNW
20
NW
15
NW
5
NW
Wind State
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:17AM0.99m
1:08PM1.25m
3:13AM0.94m
1:41PM1.20m
4:16AM0.90m
2:20PM1.15m
Low Tide
7:49AM0.49m
8:42PM-0.03m
8:28AM0.57m
9:26PM0.00m
9:13AM0.63m
10:16PM0.04m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
13
12
13
17
19
17
14
13
13
13
13
17
18
18
15
15
15
15
17
22
25
22
19
19
Feels °C
12
11
11
14
15
12
10
11
12
12
12
16
16
16
12
12
14
13
13
18
22
17
15
17
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