Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at 4 Mile today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for 4 Mile at 6PM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.1m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at 4 Mile. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 194 | 186 | 181 | 175 | 229 | 326 | 226 | 171 | 169 | 164 | 215 | 212 | 239 | 236 | 242 | 209 | 196 | 188 | 205 | 184 | 249 | 249 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:38AM1.77m | 10:42PM2.32m | 12:13PM1.85m | 11:33PM2.19m | 12:48PM1.92m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:03AM-0.01m | 4:40PM0.98m | 5:42AM0.08m | 5:35PM0.88m | 6:20AM0.22m | 6:30PM0.81m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 14 |
Feels °C | 12 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | WNW 7 |
| kJ | 194 | 186 | 173 | 169 | 173 | 157 | 149 | 149 | 165 | 153 | 149 | 149 | 153 | 153 | 113 | 110 | 83 | 81 | 64 | 140 | 249 | 61 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 176 | 172 | 181 | 175 | 229 | 326 | 226 | 171 | 169 | 164 | 215 | 212 | 239 | 236 | 242 | 209 | 196 | 188 | 140 | 184 | 186 | 186 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 28 | 28 | 66 | 98 | 98 | 11 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 75 | 127 | 127 | 205 | 17 | 16 | 249 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 62 | 61 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 14 | 45 | 140 | 135 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 49 | 140 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 96 | 561 | 18 | 13 | 0 |
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