The Patch Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.90° N 122.70° W

The Patch 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 15 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Patch sea temperature is
16.8°C
2.1° 

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 (15 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Patch at 8AM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 17s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am September 15). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Sep)5ft (1.5m)8s
Afternoon (15 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Evening (15 Sep)4ft (1.2m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
2
1
0
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
NW
9
1.7
WNW
8
1.6
WNW
8
1.4
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
8
1.2
WNW
8
1.2
WNW
8
1.2
WNW
8
1.4
WNW
8
1.5
WNW
9
1.4
WNW
8
1.4
WNW
8
1.4
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
8
1.2
WNW
8
1.1
WNW
8
1.1
WNW
8
1
WNW
8
1
WNW
8
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
769
422
353
256
217
176
176
188
270
336
277
270
270
217
168
149
160
134
134
122
122
121
112
106
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
5
NW
5
S
5
SSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
10
W
10
SW
10
WSW
10
W
15
WNW
20
W
20
W
15
W
15
W
10
WSW
5
W
5
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
15
WNW
15
NW
10
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:12AM0.96m
2:34PM1.22m
4:20AM0.89m
3:11PM1.18m
5:46AM0.85m
3:58PM1.14m
Low Tide
9:01AM0.45m
10:04PM0.10m
9:44AM0.54m
11:00PM0.12m
10:41AM0.62m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:52
6:52
6:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:19
7:16
7:15
 mm
Temp °C
14
14
14
17
18
16
13
13
14
13
13
15
16
16
15
16
16
16
16
17
18
18
15
14
Feels °C
13
14
14
17
17
14
11
11
13
12
12
12
13
13
13
14
16
16
16
16
17
16
13
13
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