The Patch surfForecast / CAL – Marin County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Monday 13 Apr 2026 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
14.7° C
(Which is 2.8°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 4PM is: 1.4m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.3m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am April 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Afternoon (13 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Evening (13 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)9s

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


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Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thu
16
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
1
0
2
1
2
1
1
3
1
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
W
1.4
W
1.3
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.9
WNW
1.8
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.2
WNW
0.5
SW
1.8
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.4
WNW
0.5
W
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SW
0.5
SW
1.7
WNW
2.1
NW
Period(s) (?)9101099778888167761314141415151568
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)388369322314445335325302263339174127288229155828993102142171106223503
Wind
(km/h)
5
NNE
0
NNW
10
W
25
WNW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
20
WNW
15
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
15
WNW
30
WNW
35
NW
30
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offglasscrosscross-
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
/ height (m)
8:54AM
1.03
10:05PM
1.07
9:53AM
1.05
10:31PM
1.15
10:48AM
1.06
10:58PM
1.22
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:00PM
0.07
4:36AM
0.26
4:38PM
0.10
5:16AM
0.13
5:14PM
0.15
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thu
16
Sunrise6:37-------6:37-------6:35-------
Sunset---7:44-------7:45-------7:45----
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C1113131312111091012121110109910121313121197
Feels °C (?)9121087654697545445777951-1
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