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 7AM is: 0.5m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| 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 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | ||||||||||||||||
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 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 209 | 273 | 273 | 176 | 194 | 186 | 181 | 175 | 229 | 326 | 226 | 171 | 169 | 181 | 215 | 212 | 239 | 236 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 9:50PM2.39m | 11:38AM1.77m | 10:42PM2.32m | 12:13PM1.85m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:03AM-0.01m | 4:40PM0.98m | 5:42AM0.08m | 5:35PM0.88m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 8:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:01 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | 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 |
| kJ | 124 | 121 | 82 | 151 | 194 | 186 | 160 | 173 | 177 | 134 | 153 | 153 | 153 | 181 | 176 | 153 | 153 | 140 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | 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 |
| kJ | 209 | 273 | 273 | 176 | 176 | 172 | 181 | 175 | 229 | 326 | 226 | 171 | 169 | 164 | 215 | 212 | 239 | 236 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | WNW 9 | SSW 13 | 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 |
| kJ | 51 | 50 | 33 | 63 | 28 | 28 | 66 | 98 | 98 | 11 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 45 | 45 | 135 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 140 | 140 | 13 | 13 | 2 |
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