Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at 4 Mile today (12 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Nov, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Nov, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Nov, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for 4 Mile at 7AM is: 2.5m 14s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am November 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Nov) | 8ft (2.5m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (12 Nov) | 8ft (2.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (12 Nov) | 8ft (2.5m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at 4 Mile. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Fri morning, calm by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 12 | Friday 13 | Saturday 14 | Sun 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 14 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 15 | W 16 | W 19 | W 19 | W 19 | W 18 | W 17 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1359 | 1127 | 2478 | 2679 | 2716 | 2790 | 2866 | 2723 | 2650 | 2803 | 2927 | 2127 | 1686 | 3467 | 4522 | 8112 | 16979 | 18758 | 17265 | 14028 | 11649 | 9919 | 7230 | 5835 | 4645 | 3195 | 2374 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 1:09AM1.54m | 11:01AM2.04m | 2:08AM1.52m | 11:40AM1.95m | 3:13AM1.52m | 12:22PM1.86m | 4:14AM1.56m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:01AM1.33m | 6:45PM0.31m | 5:42AM1.38m | 7:33PM0.38m | 6:36AM1.43m | 8:22PM0.45m | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:59 | — | — | — | — | 4:59 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 14 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 15 | W 16 | W 19 | W 19 | W 19 | W 18 | W 17 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 14 |
| kJ | 1359 | 1127 | 2478 | 2679 | 2716 | 2790 | 2866 | 2723 | 2650 | 2803 | 2927 | 2127 | 1686 | 3467 | 4522 | 8112 | 16979 | 18758 | 17265 | 14028 | 11649 | 9919 | 7230 | 5835 | 4645 | 3195 | 2374 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | WNW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 7 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 115 | 758 | 115 | 113 | 108 | 104 | 69 | 68 | 67 | 159 | 151 | 149 | 147 | 126 | 198 | 193 | 186 | 126 | 125 | 123 | 167 | 167 | 163 | 116 | 116 | 286 | 206 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 20 | SSW 14 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | — | — | SSW 16 | WNW 24 | S 10 | S 19 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 11 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 37 | 115 | 69 | 64 | 62 | 106 | 103 | 103 | 102 | 67 | 67 | — | — | 226 | 192 | 8 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 62 | 106 | 104 | 103 | 103 | 24 | 17 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 10 | SSW 6 | SW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 10 | 17 | 34 | 49 | 62 | 40 | 2 | 253 | 567 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 14 | 30 | 30 | 491 | 96 | 30 | 37 | 37 | 30 | 38 | 457 | 378 | 355 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 96 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 11 |
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