The Patch Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.90° N 122.70° W

The Patch 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 23 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Patch sea temperature is
14.9° C
1.3° 

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 (23 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 26s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Patch at 2PM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am July 23). 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 (23 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Afternoon (23 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Evening (23 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)26s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
1
2
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
3
2
1
1
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.5
SW
26
0.5
SW
26
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.7
SW
24
0.8
SW
24
0.7
SW
24
0.6
SW
24
0.6
SW
24
0.6
SW
22
0.8
SW
21
1
SW
21
0.9
SW
21
0.8
SW
21
0.8
SW
21
0.7
SW
21
0.8
SW
20
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
264
257
246
229
237
329
329
235
214
546
661
541
444
347
386
647
880
763
647
543
428
542
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
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
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:22AM0.80m
7:32PM1.24m
10:30AM0.86m
8:20PM1.25m
11:18AM0.91m
9:07PM1.26m
Low Tide
1:58PM0.56m
3:47AM0.05m
3:02PM0.61m
4:34AM0.00m
3:59PM0.62m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:05
6:07
6:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:27
8:27
8:25
 mm
Temp °C
13
15
17
16
15
14
13
12
14
17
18
17
15
14
13
13
14
17
18
18
15
15
Feels °C
10
12
14
12
12
11
10
9
11
14
14
13
11
11
10
10
11
13
14
14
11
11
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