Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at 4 Mile today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for 4 Mile at 9AM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at 4 Mile. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | NW 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 252 | 220 | 217 | 173 | 178 | 236 | 236 | 236 | 183 | 180 | 156 | 105 | 101 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 98 | 99 | 75 | 111 | 175 | 114 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:01AM1.33m | 4:57PM1.88m | 8:32AM1.39m | 5:58PM1.89m | 9:19AM1.45m | 6:56PM1.93m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:53PM0.64m | 10:03AM1.27m | 1:01AM0.58m | 11:22AM1.34m | 1:57AM0.51m | 12:43PM1.34m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:51 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | WNW 7 |
| kJ | 61 | 54 | 41 | 173 | 178 | 236 | 236 | 236 | 183 | 180 | 156 | 91 | 65 | 65 | 64 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 98 | 99 | 67 | 65 | 175 | 81 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 7 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SSW 17 | WNW 10 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 252 | 220 | 217 | 40 | 109 | 109 | 106 | 97 | 93 | 93 | 91 | 105 | 101 | 99 | 99 | 63 | 60 | 58 | 58 | 39 | 33 | 111 | 32 | 98 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 13 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SSW 19 | SW 19 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SSW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SW 17 | S 10 | W 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 127 | 102 | 106 | 107 | 36 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 35 | 81 | 79 | 79 | 78 | 48 | 30 | 59 | 59 | 61 | 75 | 2 | 12 | 50 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | WNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 77 | 50 | 24 | 27 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 17 | 26 | 18 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 19 | 31 | 59 | 49 | 114 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 10 | 0 |
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