The Patch Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.90° N 122.70° W

The Patch 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 23 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Patch sea temperature is
16.1°C
1.4° 

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 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Patch at 11AM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Sep)5ft (1.5m)8s
Afternoon (23 Sep)5ft (1.5m)11s
Evening (23 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the NW by Fri afternoon).

Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
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)
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
2
3
2
1
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
WNW
8
1.7
WNW
8
1.6
WNW
8
0.7
SW
16
1.5
WNW
11
1.5
WNW
11
1.4
WNW
11
1.5
WNW
9
1.5
WNW
9
1.5
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
11
1.3
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
11
1.7
WNW
11
1.7
WNW
11
0.8
WNW
11
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
1.3
WNW
7
1.8
WNW
7
2.4
WNW
8
2.5
WNW
8
2.3
WNW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
412
388
361
249
531
521
452
393
336
437
171
210
394
186
638
661
144
183
183
180
290
636
931
937
Wind (km/h)
0
ESE
5
NNE
5
NNW
5
NW
10
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
5
WNW
5
W
0
SW
5
W
5
W
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
30
WNW
30
NW
30
NW
25
NW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
glassy
cross
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
10:44AM1.06m
9:56PM1.19m
11:06AM1.11m
10:43PM1.19m
11:29AM1.16m
Low Tide
4:35AM0.07m
4:48PM0.42m
5:07AM0.08m
5:24PM0.33m
5:38AM0.10m
6:00PM0.23m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:58
6:58
7:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:06
7:05
7:02
 mm
Temp °C
13
13
13
18
20
18
16
16
15
15
15
18
18
18
16
16
16
14
14
17
18
17
14
13
Feels °C
14
13
13
18
19
15
14
15
14
15
15
17
15
14
12
12
13
11
11
14
13
11
8
9
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