The Patch Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.90° N 122.70° W

The Patch 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 25 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Patch sea temperature is
15.7°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 (25 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Patch at 8PM is: 2.1m 7s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.1m 20s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm September 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Sep)--
Afternoon (25 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Evening (25 Sep)7ft (2.1m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sun night).

Fri
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
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)
2
0
1
3
2
4
3
2
1
3
3
2
2
2
3
2
1
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WNW
10
1.8
WNW
6
2.1
WNW
7
2.1
WNW
10
1.8
WNW
10
2.1
WNW
9
1.6
WNW
9
1.4
WNW
9
1.4
WNW
9
1.4
WNW
9
1.4
WNW
9
1.4
WNW
8
1.5
WNW
8
1.4
WNW
8
1.8
NW
8
1.3
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
7
1.3
WNW
7
1.6
WNW
7
1.8
WNW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
360
254
430
832
611
707
387
281
281
288
295
290
298
251
408
196
172
153
209
333
Wind (km/h)
25
WNW
30
NW
30
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NW
5
NW
5
WSW
10
WSW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:29AM1.16m
11:29PM1.18m
11:54AM1.22m
00:17AM1.15m
12:20PM1.27m
Low Tide
6:00PM0.23m
6:09AM0.15m
6:37PM0.14m
6:41AM0.22m
7:16PM0.05m
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clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
17
17
14
13
13
12
12
15
16
15
13
13
13
12
12
15
15
15
13
12
Feels °C
13
12
9
9
10
10
11
14
14
13
11
11
10
9
10
13
11
11
8
7
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