Santa Cruz · Santa Cruz County · California
Four Mile Beach Surf Report & Forecast, Santa Cruz, CA
Four Mile Beach, Santa Cruz, California: 4–5 ft, head high, at 6 am PST on Tuesday, Nov 10, rated Great. The main swell is 4.2 ft at 13 seconds from the west, with a 5 mph offshore wind from the north. Water is about 67°F, so a 3/2 full wetsuit is the suggestion; the next high tide is 6.1 ft at 9:50 am.
4–5 ft
head high · occasional 6 ft
- Swell
- 4.2 ft · 13 s · Wplus 0.8 ft · 15 s · SW
- Wind
- 5 mph (N)offshore
- Tide
- 3.9 ft risinghigh 6.1 ft at 9:50 am
- Water
- 67°F3/2
- Air
- 61°Ffeels like 58°F
- Sun
- rise 6:42 amset 5:03 pm
Four Mile Beach surf today and tomorrow
Best-rated hour today at Four Mile Beach: 5 pm, Great, on a rising low tide.
Blue band: surf face height from the low end to set waves; dotted: occasional larger sets. Grey line: tide, in feet on the right scale. Colour strip: the hourly rating. Arrows: wind direction and strength, teal when offshore, orange when onshore.
Best-rated hour tomorrow at Four Mile Beach: 6 am, Great, on a rising mid tide.
Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 amnow | 4–5 ft | Good | 4 mph offshore (NNW) | 3.9 ft |
| 7 am | 4 ft | Good | 6 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 11 | 4.6 ft |
| 8 am | 3–4 ft | Good | 5 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 11 | 5.4 ft |
| 9 am | 3–4 ft | Good | calm | 6.0 ft |
| 10 am | 3–4 ft | Fair | calm | 6.1 ft |
| 11 am | 3–4 ft | Good | calm | 5.8 ft |
| 12 pm | 3–4 ft | Good | 6 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 11 | 5.0 ft |
| 1 pm | 4–5 ft | Good | 9 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 16 | 3.8 ft |
| 2 pm | 4–5 ft | Good | 11 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 19 | 2.4 ft |
| 3 pm | 5–6 ft | Good | 12 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 19 | 1.2 ft |
| 4 pm | 5–6 ft | Good | 12 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 17 | 0.3 ft |
| 5 pm | 5–6 ft | Great | 10 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 15 | -0.2 ft |
| 6 pm | 5–6 ft | Great | 10 mph cross-shore (NNW) | -0.1 ft |
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 4–5 ft | Great | 5 mph offshore (NNE) | 3.7 ft |
| 7 am | 4–5 ft | Good | 6 mph offshore (ENE) | 4.3 ft |
| 8 am | 3–4 ft | Good | 7 mph cross-shore (E) | 5.0 ft |
| 9 am | 3–4 ft | Fair | 7 mph cross-shore (ESE) | 5.6 ft |
| 10 am | 3–4 ft | Good | 5 mph cross-shore (ESE) | 6.0 ft |
| 11 am | 3–4 ft | Good | calm | 6.0 ft |
| 12 pm | 3–4 ft | Good | calm | 5.4 ft |
| 1 pm | 4 ft | Good | calm | 4.5 ft |
| 2 pm | 4–5 ft | Good | 4 mph onshore (SW) | 3.3 ft |
| 3 pm | 4–5 ft | Good | calm | 2.1 ft |
| 4 pm | 4 ft | Good | 5 mph cross-shore (WNW) | 1.0 ft |
| 5 pm | 4 ft | Good | calm | 0.3 ft |
Four Mile Beach waves today: sets, lulls and how they break
At 6 am, sets at Four Mile Beach arrive about every 4 minutes with about 3 waves each, and the waves are mostly barreling and hollow.
- Set waves
- about 5.4 ft faces
- Waves per set
- about 3
- Sets
- every 4 minutes or so, each lasting about 35 s
- Lulls
- about 135 s between breaking waves
- How they break
- Barrelingwhich means the lip pitches out and can throw a barrel
- Shape
- Hollowwhich means throwing, barreling waves
- Breaking
- 44% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
- Along-shore current
- strong, about 1.3 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.
Four Mile Beach surf this weekend and the next 10 days
Next 10 days at Four Mile Beach: the biggest day is Saturday, Nov 14 at 9–14 ft, and the best-rated day is Monday, Nov 16 (Epic). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 9–14 ft and Great; Sunday, Nov 15, 4–9 ft and Great.
Fri, Nov 20 – Tue, Nov 24
Days 11–16 for Four Mile Beach are in the Current app with a Premium subscription.
Bars: surf face height from the low end to set waves, by day. Colour strip: the day's best rating. Arrows: main swell direction. Shaded: this weekend.
The 10-day forecast as a table, with swell and wind
| Day | Surf | Rating | Main swell | Wind am | Wind pm | Best time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue, Nov 10 | 3–6 ft | Great | 4.2 ft · 13 s · W | 5 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 11 | 11 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 19 | 5 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | 3–5 ft | Great | 4.5 ft · 13 s · W | 7 mph cross-shore (E) | 4 mph onshore (SW) | 6 am |
| Thu, Nov 12 | 4–8 ft | Great | 3.1 ft · 13 s · W | 9 mph cross-shore (ESE), gusts 15 | 10 mph onshore (S), gusts 16 | 6 am |
| Fri, Nov 13 | 4–8 ft | Fair | 5.1 ft · 15 s · WSW | 12 mph cross-shore (SSE) | 26 mph onshore (SSW), gusts 33 | 7 am |
| Sat, Nov 14 | 9–14 ft | Great | 7.9 ft · 16 s · WSW | 8 mph cross-shore (WNW) | 9 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 15 | 10 am |
| Sun, Nov 15 | 4–9 ft | Great | 6.0 ft · 16 s · WSW | 8 mph cross-shore (SE) | 10 mph onshore (SSW) | 7 am |
| Mon, Nov 16 | 9–13 ft | Epic | 5.0 ft · 15 s · WSW | 12 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 19 | 17 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 27 | 7 am |
| Tue, Nov 17 | 6–9 ft | Epic | — | 6 mph cross-shore (WNW) | 8 mph cross-shore (WNW) | 7 am |
| Wed, Nov 18 | 5–8 ft | Poor to Fair | — | 19 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 24 | 21 mph cross-shore (WNW) | 10 am |
| Thu, Nov 19 | 3–6 ft | Great | — | 17 mph offshore (NNW), gusts 29 | 11 mph cross-shore (NNW) | 10 am |
| Fri, Nov 20 – Tue, Nov 24 | Days 11–16 for Four Mile Beach are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app | |||||
Four Mile Beach tide chart and tide times
Tides at Four Mile Beach today, Tuesday, Nov 10: low 3.0 ft at 3:43 am, high 6.1 ft at 9:50 am and low -0.2 ft at 5:18 pm. At 6 am the tide is 3.9 ft and rising.
Four Mile Beach tide chart, November 2026
| Day | Tides |
|---|---|
| Tue, Nov 10 | Low 3.0 ft at 3:43 amHigh 6.1 ft at 9:50 amLow -0.2 ft at 5:18 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | High 4.1 ft at 12:16 amLow 3.2 ft at 4:13 amHigh 6.0 ft at 10:23 amLow 0.0 ft at 6:01 pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | High 4.1 ft at 1:15 amLow 3.6 ft at 4:44 amHigh 6.0 ft at 10:57 amLow 0.4 ft at 6:45 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | High 4.2 ft at 2:16 amLow 3.9 ft at 5:19 amHigh 6.0 ft at 11:37 amLow 0.8 ft at 7:34 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | High 4.3 ft at 3:18 amLow 4.1 ft at 6:18 amHigh 5.5 ft at 12:15 pmLow 0.7 ft at 8:24 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | High 4.2 ft at 4:20 amLow 4.0 ft at 7:35 amHigh 5.0 ft at 1:06 pmLow 0.8 ft at 9:14 pm |
| Mon, Nov 16 | High 4.3 ft at 5:06 amLow 3.7 ft at 9:20 amHigh 4.5 ft at 2:09 pmLow 0.9 ft at 10:01 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | High 4.5 ft at 5:37 amLow 3.4 ft at 10:53 am |
Tide predictions, not observations. Heights in feet above MLLW.
Four Mile Beach water temperature
The water temperature at Four Mile Beach is about 67°F on Tuesday, Nov 10. With the air feeling like 58°F and a 5 mph wind, a 3/2 full wetsuit is the suggestion. Over the next week the water stays between 67 and 69°F.
Water temperature is a forecast for the water at this spot, not a buoy reading. The wetsuit suggestion uses Billabong's wetsuit temperature scale, adjusted for air temperature and wind.
Surf spots near Four Mile Beach
- Three Mile Beach0.6 mi ESE · 3–4 ft · Good
- Laguna Creek2.2 mi NW · 6–7 ft · Great
- Natural Bridges State Beach3.7 mi ESE · 4–5 ft · Good
- Shark Fin Cove4.1 mi NW · 5–6 ft · Great
- Stockton Avenue4.2 mi ESE · 5–6 ft · Great
- Swift Street4.4 mi ESE · 3–4 ft · Poor
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About Four Mile Beach
Four Mile Beach is a reef break in Santa Cruz County, California, facing south-southwest. Also called 4 Mile.
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