Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at 4 Mile today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for 4 Mile at 12PM is: 1.0m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at 4 Mile. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 481 | 481 | 475 | 469 | 463 | 362 | 339 | 334 | 334 | 334 | 334 | 334 | 334 | 334 | 330 | 239 | 239 | 239 | 242 | 326 | 362 | 366 | 295 | 291 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:19AM1.80m | 1:58PM1.98m | 2:18AM1.60m | 2:35PM1.97m | 3:30AM1.43m | 3:15PM1.94m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:29AM0.61m | 8:26PM0.72m | 8:02AM0.81m | 9:30PM0.70m | 8:35AM1.00m | 10:40PM0.68m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:55 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 7 | SSW 15 | WNW 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 481 | 481 | 475 | 469 | 463 | 362 | 339 | 334 | 334 | 334 | 334 | 334 | 334 | 334 | 330 | 239 | 239 | 86 | 242 | 119 | 362 | 366 | 295 | 117 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 5 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 9 | WNW 6 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SSW 18 | WNW 6 | SSW 14 | WNW 8 | SSW 15 | W 14 | W 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 85 | 15 | 58 | 57 | 8 | 8 | 74 | 12 | 10 | 50 | 12 | 64 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 31 | 42 | 239 | 38 | 326 | 15 | 19 | 65 | 291 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | WNW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | WNW 12 | SW 10 | S 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | S 11 | WNW 9 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | SW 9 | WNW 9 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | W 13 | SW 8 | S 10 | W 15 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 24 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 9 | 30 | 17 | 9 | 17 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 25 | 62 | 31 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 65 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 5 | NW 5 | — | NW 6 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 4 | WNW 9 | NW 6 | — | WNW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 7 |
| kJ | 17 | 23 | — | 15 | 77 | 75 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | 38 | 22 | 119 | 83 | — | 51 | 199 | 153 | 179 | 145 | 242 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 96 | 13 | 96 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 17 | 341 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 0 |
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