Surf Forecasts:
4 Mile surf forecast from 1 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Monday 7 Sep, 5AM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period, S swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Monday 7 Sep, 11AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period, S swell with 923 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 1 Sep, 11PM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with SSW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for 4 Mile this week:
The surf forecast for 4 Mile over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Sep 01) at 11PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.5m and 13s period. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at 4 Mile in the next 16 days are 1.4m 16s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Sep 07) at 11AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.0m 14s period and expected on Monday (Sep 07) at 8PM.
| Wave Type | Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 11PM (Tue 1st Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) 13s |
| Best Surf | 5AM (Mon 7th Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) 16s |
| Most Powerful | 11AM (Mon 7th Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) 16s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for 4 Mile over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Righto, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what's cookin' at 4 Mile.
The whole 16-day window is pretty slim pickings, to be honest. This stretch is full of days where the wind just won't play ball, making for a whole lot of average conditions. There's a proper lull of no good surf for almost the entire first week and a half, so you'll be waiting a while.
Things do try and turn a corner, but it's a battle. The water temp is sitting at 58°, which is about average for the time of year, so nothin' to complain about there.
Now, the absolute standout, the one to put a ring around, is Tuesday the 8th of September. The morning glass-off is your ticket. We've got a 4ft swell, direction WNW, and the wind goes glassy – light offshore from the SW at 3 mph. That's a recipe for clean, lined-up waves at this point break, with moderate wave energy (417). The only catch is the period is short at 9 seconds, so it might be a bit fat and lack punch, but on a glassy morning at 4 Mile, you take what you can get. Keep in mind the crowds are often here, so get in early.
Before that, Thursday the 3rd September has the most powerful swell energy of the whole run (514 to 521), but it's a cross-on breeze and the surf is only deemed marginal. A better bet for the patient surfer would be the morning of Wednesday the 9th of September. Again, glassy wind from the SW at 3 mph, but with a tiny 1ft swell from the SSW with a very long period of 19 seconds (glassy, 369 moderate energy). That'll be a clean, walling wave for a log, but bring a big one as the sets will be few and far between.
Late in the window, Wednesday the 16th of September is worth a mention. We see a bigger 5ft to 6ft swell pulse from the WNW, but with a short period and a cross-on wind, it’s not ideal. At that size it's pushing into expert-only territory at an exposed spot like this, and the short period (8-9 seconds) will make it hard work.
Bottom line: Wait for the glass on Tuesday the 8th or Wednesday the 9th. The rest of the calendar is a write-off.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 18 | SW 17 | SSW 13 | SSW 17 | SSW 19 | SSW 15 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | WNW 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 154 | 154 | 123 | 137 | 131 | 246 | 322 | 259 | 497 | 582 | 486 | 597 | 469 | 539 | 512 | 334 | 507 | 604 | 923 | 522 | 134 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:40PM2.02m | 2:57AM1.43m | 2:22PM2.04m | 4:33AM1.35m | 3:16PM2.05m | 6:27AM1.36m | 4:24PM2.06m | 7:51AM1.44m | 5:40PM2.09m | 8:41AM1.53m | 6:52PM2.14m | 9:18AM1.63m | 7:56PM2.18m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 8:45PM0.59m | 7:45AM1.04m | 9:55PM0.53m | 8:26AM1.17m | 11:13PM0.46m | 9:30AM1.28m | 00:28AM0.37m | 11:09AM1.33m | 1:32AM0.26m | 12:42PM1.28m | 2:26AM0.19m | 1:54PM1.17m | 3:12AM0.15m | ||||||||
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 | 6:39 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — |
 | — | 7:37 | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | 7:34 | — | — | 7:32 | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | 7:28 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 19 |
Feels °C | 14 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 12 | SSW 19 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | WNW 7 |
| kJ | 154 | 154 | 96 | 93 | 131 | 146 | 322 | 141 | 223 | 280 | 242 | 597 | 469 | 539 | 512 | 334 | 507 | 604 | 923 | 522 | 134 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | SSE 11 | SSW 18 | SW 17 | WNW 9 | SSW 17 | S 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | SSW 11 | WNW 9 | S 15 | SSW 14 | WNW 6 | NW 9 | SSW 14 | SSE 13 |
| kJ | 19 | 41 | 123 | 137 | 50 | 246 | 127 | 259 | 497 | 582 | 486 | 157 | 94 | 64 | 54 | 227 | 239 | 41 | 12 | 108 | 229 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SW 18 | SSE 11 | NW 10 | SSW 16 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | S 11 | SSW 12 | S 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSE 14 | S 16 | WNW 9 | SW 11 | SSW 14 | SW 10 | SSW 19 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 46 | 81 | 40 | 24 | 103 | 64 | 65 | 121 | 150 | 85 | 116 | 121 | 111 | 69 | 84 | 54 | 29 | 239 | 15 | 35 | 105 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 4 | — | — | WNW 9 | — | — | WNW 4 | NW 6 | WNW 5 | NW 5 | — |
| kJ | — | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | 133 | — | — | 28 | 56 | 18 | 73 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 51 | 17 | 0 | 30 | 17 | 0 | 44 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 355 | 0 | 133 | 135 | 0 | 112 | 13 | 0 | 17 | 17 | 0 |
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