The Patch Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.90° N 122.70° W

The Patch 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 12 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Patch sea temperature is
17.2°C
3.7° 

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 (12 Nov):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Nov, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Nov, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for The Patch at 11PM is: 2.5m 15s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.5m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm November 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Nov)--
Afternoon (12 Nov)8ft (2.5m)15s
Evening (12 Nov)8ft (2.5m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Fri morning, calm by Fri night).

Thu
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sun
15
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
W
15
2.5
W
15
2.5
W
15
2.5
W
15
2.5
W
15
2.5
W
14
2.3
W
14
2
W
14
1.9
W
15
3
W
15
4
W
16
5
W
19
5.5
W
19
5.5
W
19
5
W
19
5
W
18
4.5
W
17
4
W
17
3.5
W
16
3.5
W
16
3
W
15
2.5
W
14
2.4
W
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2684
3067
2725
2652
2616
2522
2033
1604
1550
4227
7112
17834
22432
21419
18540
14153
12021
9526
6872
5263
4185
2753
2293
Wind (km/h)
30
S
25
S
25
S
30
S
35
SSW
30
S
40
S
50
SSW
25
WNW
30
W
20
WNW
15
W
10
W
5
W
5
E
10
SE
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
10
S
15
SSE
20
SSE
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
High Tide
12:05PM1.21m
3:01AM0.93m
12:45PM1.16m
3:54AM0.92m
1:32PM1.10m
4:46AM0.94m
Low Tide
7:58PM-0.07m
7:50AM0.66m
8:42PM-0.03m
8:48AM0.67m
9:30PM0.02m
cloud
cloud
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11
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Temp °C
18
17
17
17
16
16
16
15
15
15
14
14
14
14
13
15
16
15
15
15
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15
15
Feels °C
14
13
14
13
10
11
8
7
10
9
10
11
12
13
12
13
14
13
13
13
13
12
11
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