The Patch surfForecast / CAL – Marin County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Saturday 21 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
13.2° C
(Which is 1.1°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 4PM is: 1.5m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am February 21). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Feb)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Afternoon (21 Feb)4.5ft (1.3m)5s
Evening (21 Feb)6ft (1.8m)6s

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

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Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tue
24
7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.7
WNW
1.5
S
1.6
S
1.8
SSW
1.5
SW
1.9
SSW
2.1
SSW
2.2
SW
2.2
SW
2.1
SW
1.4
WSW
1.4
W
1.4
W
1.4
W
1.4
W
1.3
W
1.3
W
1.2
W
1.2
W
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
Period(s) (?)999667778910910109101010101010121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1108479136187278225400519736869736386361341354369326327282273248244246
Wind
(km/h)
15
ESE
15
SE
30
S
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
35
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
10
S
5
SSE
5
SE
5
E
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
5
E
10
SSE
10
S
15
SSE
15
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
ononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crossononcross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:14PM
0.97
2:16AM
1.29
3:29PM
0.87
3:00AM
1.30
5:07PM
0.81
3:54AM
1.30
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:36AM
0.15
8:23PM
0.29
9:35AM
0.10
9:06PM
0.41
10:44AM
0.06
10:02PM
0.52
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tue
24
Sunrise6:52-------6:52-------6:50-------
Sunset---5:54-------5:55-------5:57----
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
----------------------11
Temp. °C81012121212121111121314131313131213161715141313
Feels °C (?)455556567891111111111910141513121110
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