The Patch Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.90° N 122.70° W

The Patch 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 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):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 18s period with SW 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 8PM is: 1.0m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 14s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 13). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Oct)--
Afternoon (13 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)18s
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 24°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
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
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
18
1
SW
17
1
SW
16
1
SW
16
1
SW
16
0.9
SSW
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
316
573
515
502
502
441
489
483
477
471
453
326
322
318
322
326
326
322
318
314
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
25
WNW
20
NW
10
NW
5
WNW
0
SSW
5
SE
5
SSE
5
SW
10
W
10
WNW
5
NW
5
NW
5
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
WNW
20
NW
15
NW
10
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:08PM1.25m
3:13AM0.94m
1:41PM1.20m
4:16AM0.90m
2:20PM1.15m
Low Tide
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
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7:18
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Temp °C
19
17
14
14
13
13
12
17
18
17
14
14
14
14
17
21
24
21
19
18
Feels °C
15
12
10
11
12
13
11
16
16
15
11
12
12
12
14
17
20
16
15
16
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