The Patch surfForecast / CAL – Marin County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Thursday 12 Feb 2026 PST
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The Patch surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's The Patch sea temperature is
13.6° C
(Which is 1.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at The Patch today?

The current surf forecast for The Patch at 4AM is: 1.0m 16s primary swell from a West direction and 1.3m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm February 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Feb)4.5ft (1.3m)18s
Afternoon (13 Feb)7ft (2.1m)17s
Evening (13 Feb)6.5ft (2.0m)16s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thu
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
3
4
4
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
W
1.4
WNW
0.9
W
1
W
1.4
W
1.3
W
2
W
2.1
W
2
W
2
W
2
W
2
W
2
W
1.9
W
1.9
W
1.8
W
1.7
W
1.6
W
1.6
W
1.6
W
1.3
W
1.3
W
1.6
W
1.6
W
Period(s) (?)101015161818181716161615151414141414131413131615
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)290370367476125210442498255921312027195218291709150414631297114294391592959160912251102
Wind
(km/h)
15
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
NW
15
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
W
5
W
5
SSW
10
SSW
15
S
20
S
25
S
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
35
SSE
40
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crossglassglasscross-
on
onononononcross-
on
cross-
on
onon
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:07PM
0.94
7:56AM
1.23
10:35PM
0.97
8:44AM
1.27
11:01PM
1.01
9:28AM
1.31
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:59AM
0.63
4:00PM
-0.02
3:43AM
0.59
4:35PM
-0.05
4:22AM
0.54
Thu
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Sunrise-----7:03-------7:01-------7:00--
Sunset-------5:46-------5:47-------5:49
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
Rain (mm)
------------------1111-2
Temp. °C131211111112131211101010101112121213131312121412
Feels °C (?)10999101110877889109878776574
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