The Patch Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.90° N 122.70° W

The Patch 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 05 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Patch sea temperature is
15.4°C
0.9° 

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 (06 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 20s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Patch at 2AM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 05). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Oct)2ft (0.6m)13s
Afternoon (06 Oct)2ft (0.6m)13s
Evening (06 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)20s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Tue morning, min 15°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
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
2
2
2
1
1
2
3
3
3
2
3
2
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
1
WNW
11
0.4
SW
20
0.5
SW
19
0.6
SW
19
0.6
SW
19
0.6
SW
19
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.7
SW
18
0.8
SW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
160
153
114
144
142
138
138
218
99
184
236
234
229
212
258
255
307
370
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
10
WNW
5
SW
0
WSW
0
S
5
WSW
10
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:44PM1.20m
9:38AM1.13m
8:53PM1.20m
10:14AM1.19m
9:55PM1.20m
Low Tide
3:19AM-0.01m
3:42PM0.39m
4:07AM0.02m
4:34PM0.28m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
18
19
18
18
19
24
24
22
19
19
18
17
17
22
22
20
16
16
Feels °C
16
18
18
19
19
24
22
19
16
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16
16
21
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18
14
15
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