The Patch Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.90° N 122.70° W

The Patch 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 12 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Patch sea temperature is
15.5° C
1.2° 

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 (13 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Patch at 5AM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Aug)4ft (1.2m)8s
Afternoon (13 Aug)2ft (0.6m)16s
Evening (13 Aug)2ft (0.6m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
1.2
WNW
8
1.2
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
8
1.2
WNW
8
0.6
SW
16
1.2
WNW
8
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.5
SW
19
0.5
SW
18
0.6
SSW
18
0.6
SW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
165
161
188
188
217
176
155
181
153
149
149
151
145
136
181
164
214
255
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
15
SSW
15
S
15
SSW
20
SSW
15
WSW
15
W
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
15
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:44PM1.45m
1:20PM1.19m
00:35AM1.38m
1:54PM1.22m
Low Tide
6:22PM0.41m
7:09AM-0.15m
7:13PM0.35m
7:48AM-0.07m
8:04PM0.30m
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6:24
6:24
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8:07
8:06
8:05
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Temp °C
13
13
13
14
14
14
15
14
13
14
14
14
14
15
15
15
14
13
Feels °C
12
12
12
12
12
12
13
12
11
13
13
14
13
14
13
13
12
11
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