Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at 4 Mile today (27 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for 4 Mile at 6AM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 7s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at 4 Mile. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Fri morning, fresh winds from the NW by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||
Wed 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | S 12 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | SW 15 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 168 | 151 | 189 | 164 | 140 | 133 | 137 | 141 | 120 | 138 | 183 | 234 | 261 | 336 | 286 | 387 | 424 | 450 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:54PM2.09m | 11:24AM1.71m | 10:34PM2.05m | 11:47AM1.78m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:54AM0.31m | 4:37PM0.99m | 5:22AM0.37m | 5:19PM0.89m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 17 | 15 |
Feels °C | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 22 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 12 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | SSW 17 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 |
| kJ | 168 | 151 | 112 | 96 | 70 | 94 | 62 | 89 | 101 | 98 | 120 | 102 | 77 | 336 | 286 | 387 | 424 | 450 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SW 15 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | S 11 | S 10 | SW 14 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 164 | 113 | 144 | 141 | 101 | 104 | 103 | 103 | 102 | 138 | 183 | 234 | 261 | 58 | 51 | 91 | 31 | 29 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 12 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 18 | SSW 19 | W 11 | W 11 | W 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | W 10 | SW 14 | S 10 | W 9 | W 10 |
| kJ | 49 | 46 | 106 | 144 | 104 | 133 | 137 | 39 | 39 | 42 | 96 | 88 | 61 | 34 | 91 | 31 | 28 | 16 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 5 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | — | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 |
| kJ | 33 | 96 | 189 | 164 | 140 | 93 | 120 | 141 | 120 | 117 | 173 | 153 | — | 107 | 117 | 142 | 138 | 138 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 10 |
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