
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at 4 Mile today (20 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for 4 Mile at 8PM is: 0.8m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
| Evening (20 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at 4 Mile. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 16°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
314 | 255 | 310 | 314 | 314 | 471 | 270 | 465 | 303 | 312 | 752 | 305 | 249 | 263 | 339 | 339 | 297 | 303 | 312 | 316 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross | glassy | cross-on | on | on | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 4:23PM1.97m | 5:11AM1.36m | 5:07PM1.97m | 6:54AM1.31m | 5:52PM1.98m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:25PM0.78m | 10:12AM0.98m | 00:36AM0.67m | 10:58AM1.13m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 8:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:23 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | S 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
314 | 229 | 310 | 314 | 314 | 471 | 270 | 465 | 303 | 312 | 752 | 273 | 245 | 214 | 157 | 143 | 111 | 96 | 312 | 316 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | SW 16 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | NW 8 | S 12 | NW 8 | S 12 | S 12 | NW 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 |
184 | 255 | 174 | 83 | 127 | 34 | 172 | 33 | 172 | 224 | 19 | 305 | 249 | 263 | 339 | 339 | 297 | 303 | 92 | 85 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 13 | NW 8 | WNW 13 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 13 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 |
47 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 58 | 33 | 57 | 33 | 27 | 34 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 29 | 28 | 27 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 140 | 239 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 491 | 45 | 49 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 157 | 140 | 140 | 0 | 0 |
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