Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at 4 Mile today (18 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for 4 Mile at 4PM is: 1.7m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.1m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.5m 19s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at 4 Mile. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | SSW 16 | WNW 13 | SSW 17 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 14 | SSW 15 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 597 | 633 | 735 | 735 | 646 | 1045 | 644 | 669 | 534 | 477 | 469 | 491 | 597 | 628 | 636 | 636 | 527 | 513 | 501 | 456 | 638 | 608 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 7:13AM1.54m | 4:16PM1.69m | 7:43AM1.60m | 5:33PM1.67m | 8:05AM1.67m | 6:40PM1.67m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:02AM1.43m | 00:10AM0.57m | 12:26PM1.35m | 00:56AM0.57m | 1:24PM1.22m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 13 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SSW 15 | WNW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 14 | SSW 15 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 |
| kJ | 569 | 633 | 590 | 590 | 582 | 602 | 591 | 669 | 334 | 477 | 469 | 468 | 379 | 628 | 636 | 636 | 527 | 513 | 501 | 456 | 638 | 608 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 19 | S 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WNW 16 | SSW 15 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SSW 15 | WNW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 597 | 590 | 190 | 194 | 127 | 575 | 644 | 335 | 534 | 387 | 381 | 85 | 597 | 302 | 226 | 186 | 151 | 130 | 468 | 239 | 456 | 456 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 19 | SSW 12 | SSW 18 | WNW 13 | S 18 | S 18 | SSW 18 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | S 18 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 98 | 95 | 48 | 49 | 28 | 123 | 29 | 326 | 238 | 227 | 160 | 61 | 45 | 45 | 19 | 45 | 72 | 183 | 121 | 366 | 56 | 66 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 735 | 735 | 646 | 1045 | — | — | — | — | — | 491 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 19 | 13 | 2 | 0 |
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