The Patch Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.90° N 122.70° W

The Patch 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 29 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Patch sea temperature is
15.3° C
1.5° 

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 (29 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 8s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Patch at 8PM is: 2.4m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.9m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm July 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Jul)--
Afternoon (29 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)16s
Evening (29 Jul)7.5ft (2.3m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
29
Thursday
30
Friday
31
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)
1
2
3
3
3
4
4
4
2
2
2
2
3
4
3
3
1
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
2.4
WNW
8
2.2
WNW
8
2
WNW
8
2.3
NW
8
2.2
NW
8
2.1
NW
8
0.8
SSW
16
1.8
WNW
8
2.1
WNW
8
2.1
WNW
8
1.8
WNW
8
2.1
NW
8
1.9
NW
8
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
1.7
WNW
7
2
WNW
7
2.1
WNW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
521
610
723
643
508
682
617
557
314
353
550
564
382
543
461
232
234
294
418
468
Wind (km/h)
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
NW
15
WNW
10
NW
15
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
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
1:23PM1.01m
11:52PM1.30m
1:48PM1.04m
00:30AM1.27m
2:13PM1.08m
Low Tide
6:43PM0.55m
7:27AM-0.08m
7:20PM0.52m
7:57AM-0.05m
8:00PM0.48m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:11
6:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:22
8:21
8:20
 mm
Temp °C
16
16
14
13
12
12
13
16
16
16
14
13
12
12
13
17
17
17
14
13
Feels °C
12
12
10
9
9
10
11
14
12
12
9
9
10
10
11
15
14
13
10
9
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