Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at 4 Mile today (18 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for 4 Mile at 4AM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a West direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 1.2m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (18 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 18s |
| Evening (18 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at 4 Mile. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 11°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Fri 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | W 17 | NW 7 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | SW 17 | SW 18 | WNW 16 | SSW 18 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SSW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 207 | 199 | 190 | 186 | 251 | 309 | 316 | 263 | 218 | 179 | 177 | 203 | 203 | 288 | 305 | 386 | 305 | 288 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 1:30AM1.96m | 3:01PM1.91m | 2:31AM1.72m | 3:42PM1.95m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:16AM0.36m | 8:56PM0.94m | 8:55AM0.57m | 10:10PM0.87m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 8:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:25 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 17 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | SW 18 | WNW 16 | W 16 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | SSW 17 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 207 | 114 | 81 | 68 | 53 | 54 | 316 | 263 | 181 | 56 | 53 | 59 | 61 | 62 | 78 | 386 | 88 | 90 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | SW 17 | W 16 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | W 15 | SW 17 | SW 17 |
| kJ | 74 | 195 | 190 | 186 | 251 | 309 | 183 | 211 | 218 | 179 | 177 | 174 | 203 | 288 | 305 | 163 | 305 | 288 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SSW 17 | SW 17 | W 16 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | S 15 | W 15 | S 13 |
| kJ | 30 | 74 | 104 | 117 | 241 | 186 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 105 | 66 | 203 | 172 | 172 | 170 | 68 | 110 | 130 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | — | — | — | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 | — | — |
| kJ | 165 | 199 | 156 | — | — | — | 56 | 75 | 73 | 114 | 103 | — | — | — | — | 100 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 0 |
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