The Patch surfForecast / CAL – Marin County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Friday 12 Sep 2025 PDT
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The Patch surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's The Patch sea temperature is
16.8° C
(Which is 2.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at The Patch today?

The current surf forecast for The Patch at 3AM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.3m 6s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm September 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)13s
Afternoon (13 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)13s
Evening (13 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)12s

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

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Fri
12
Saturday
13
Sunday
14
Monday
15
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
1
3
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
W
0.9
W
0.9
WNW
1
W
1
W
1.1
WNW
1
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.7
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.2
WNW
0.9
WNW
Period(s) (?)14141313131313131212121212111111677888810
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)257302299355361444361604800800263258203183176495207175192237223239207137
Wind
(km/h)
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
5
WNW
5
W
15
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
NW
15
NW
5
NNW
5
ESE
0
E
5
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:24AM
0.91
4:09PM
1.32
6:59AM
0.91
5:14PM
1.29
8:20AM
0.96
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:56PM
-0.00
10:31AM
0.55
12:09AM
-0.00
11:48AM
0.61
1:27AM
-0.01
1:18PM
0.62
Fri
12
Saturday
13
Sunday
14
Monday
15
Sunrise----6:50-------6:50-------6:52---
Sunset-------7:22-------7:20-------7:19
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C141414141417171716151515161919191615151516202120
Feels °C (?)111212131417151313121213151816151313151517201918
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for CAL - Marin County

  1. weather stationWind Update Continuing clean conditions at The Patch (calm at Fairfax wx 12 km from The Patch). 1.4m 6s windswell from the WNW with a 1.0m 13s groundswell, also from the WNW and a 0.5m 14s groundswell, also from the SW. 3 swells combining so expect closeout sets.

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