4 Mile Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Righto, Rusty here, and let me tell you what’s cookin’ at 4 Mile over the next couple of weeks.

This is a proper point break, exposed to the west swell, but getting the right direction is key. It’s a spot for the advanced crew, and it’s fairly consistent, but you’ll be sharing the water often, so keep your head on a swivel. The water temp is 58°F, which is actually about 1°F cooler than normal for this time of year – nothing too wild, just a bit of a nip in the air.

To be honest, the first week and a bit is a grind. We’ve got a decent amount of energy floating around, with combined swell energy readings bouncing between 175 and 934, so there’s some push there, but the winds are just not playing ball. It’s mostly cross or cross-onshore all day, which is turning what could be a fun, long point ride into a choppy mess. The waves are hanging around the 1 ft to 4 ft range, but the quality is poor. Even when the period gets up to a solid 19 seconds on the 3rd of September, turning that long groundswell into a tidy wave, the wind spoils it.

There are a few mornings that look *nearly* there, like the 5th of September with a light offshore wind, 3 ft swell and a 16-second period, but it’s still tagged as marginal. The 9th of September Wednesday morning is a bit of a tease – glassy conditions, 1 ft of swell, but it’s a long 19-second period, which can be tricky on a point like this, and the size is barely enough to get a proper ride.

Now, for the standout. The best bet in the whole window is Thursday the 10th of September morning. The swell is going to jump to 6 ft from the WNW, with a 12-second period, and the combined energy is a strong 1200 – you’ll feel that push. The wind is light cross-onshore, but at that size and period, it should still offer some solid, fun waves. It’s a bit big for beginners, but for the advanced guys, that’s the session to point your board at.

After that, it drops off again. Friday the 11th still has some size at 5 ft, but the period shortens and the wind turns onshore. The rest of the week is a slow fade back into smaller, wind-affected waves, finishing off in the 2 ft to 4 ft range with light, but wrong-direction winds. The second week is a write-off, with nothing worthwhile to get excited about.

To sum it up: the first two weeks are mostly about dodging the wind. If you can only pick one session, make it the Thursday the 10th of September, but don’t get your hopes up for much else.

Rusty.

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