Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at 4 Mile today (17 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for 4 Mile at 3PM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at 4 Mile. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 334 | 334 | 334 | 334 | 330 | 268 | 236 | 239 | 239 | 322 | 362 | 206 | 295 | 291 | 163 | 220 | 297 | 305 | 309 | 322 | 339 | 270 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:35PM1.97m | 3:30AM1.43m | 3:15PM1.94m | 5:05AM1.33m | 4:02PM1.90m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:02AM0.81m | 9:30PM0.70m | 8:35AM1.00m | 10:40PM0.68m | 9:12AM1.15m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 13 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WNW 7 |
| kJ | 334 | 334 | 334 | 334 | 330 | 268 | 236 | 239 | 239 | 322 | 362 | 206 | 295 | 110 | 104 | 76 | 76 | 78 | 309 | 322 | 339 | 114 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | W 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | W 13 | W 12 | WNW 12 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 50 | 43 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 17 | 20 | 75 | 40 | 14 | 101 | 65 | 291 | 163 | 220 | 297 | 305 | 84 | 78 | 87 | 270 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | NW 7 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SSW 18 | WNW 8 | SW 8 | W 16 | W 15 | SSW 13 | SSW 17 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | SW 21 | S 22 | — | WNW 12 |
| kJ | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 12 | 26 | 26 | 31 | 27 | 3 | 19 | 17 | 65 | 95 | 38 | 61 | 59 | 18 | 9 | — | 87 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 4 | NW 7 | NW 7 | — | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 7 | — | — | — | — | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | NW 8 |
| kJ | — | — | 25 | 25 | 25 | 8 | 73 | 65 | — | 88 | 100 | 119 | 126 | 199 | — | — | — | — | 86 | 114 | 117 | 229 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 10 | 10 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
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