
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at 4 Mile Beach and Point today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for 4 Mile Beach and Point at 12PM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at 4 Mile Beach and Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sat morning, min 7°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | SSE 15 | S 16 | S 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | S 10 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | SSE 18 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
297 | 270 | 230 | 199 | 194 | 150 | 289 | 306 | 388 | 320 | 163 | 171 | 184 | 122 | 118 | 71 | 69 | 71 | 70 | 69 | 146 | 214 | 344 | 454 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | on | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:46AM0.85m | 12:13PM1.13m | 1:52AM0.81m | 1:02PM1.11m | 2:58AM0.80m | 1:56PM1.10m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:47AM0.58m | 7:28PM0.33m | 6:33AM0.62m | 8:27PM0.34m | 7:27AM0.65m | 9:23PM0.33m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 5 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 15 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 21 | 18 | 11 | 9 |
Feels °C | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 16 | 10 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | SSE 15 | S 16 | S 15 | SSE 15 | N 6 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | N 4 | SSE 14 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 |
297 | 270 | 230 | 199 | 194 | 150 | 289 | 306 | 388 | 320 | 163 | 171 | 184 | 122 | 118 | 71 | 21 | 71 | 70 | 9 | 81 | 127 | 211 | 230 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 15 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 13 | SSE 18 | NNW 4 | SSE 17 | SSE 18 | NNW 3 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 14 | S 8 | E 12 | SSE 14 | NNW 4 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | SSE 18 |
44 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 34 | 5 | 57 | 60 | 2 | 104 | 113 | 30 | 20 | 20 | 12 | 69 | 11 | 3 | 69 | 7 | 214 | 344 | 454 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 12 | NE 8 | N 8 | N 7 | S 19 | NE 13 | SSE 18 | NNW 4 | NE 13 | SSE 18 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | S 8 | E 12 | — | S 9 | N 8 | S 10 | N 9 | N 9 |
6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 61 | 4 | 7 | 60 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 3 | — | 15 | 12 | 34 | 14 | 14 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | N 3 | — | — | N 2 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | SSW 10 | S 10 | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 8 | 5 | 17 | 64 | 191 | 139 | 122 | 67 | 36 | 37 | 96 | 146 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 65 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 175 | 141 | 159 | 87 | 494 | 510 | 495 | 443 | 491 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 65 |
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