4 Mile Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s get into it. This is Rusty, and I’m looking at what’s on offer for 4 Mile over the next couple of weeks.

First off, I gotta be straight with you – there’s a real dry spell coming. The surf window kicks off on Tuesday the 11th of August, but it’s looking pretty marginal right from the start. We’ve got a small, weak W/NW swell pushing in around 3ft with a 9-second period, and the combined energy is only 344. That’s weak stuff. The morning has a light offshore breeze, which is a positive, but it’s barely enough to get excited about. By the afternoon, the wind swings cross-onshore, and conditions get messy.

Wednesday the 12th and Thursday the 13th are more of the same – small, short-period swells, mostly onshore or cross-onshore winds, and the scores are telling me it’s not worth paddling out. The water temp is about average for this time of year, so no surprises there.

Then we hit a shift. From Friday the 14th onward, a long-period S/SW groundswell starts to show up, but it’s tiny – only 2ft to 3ft. The period jumps up to 16-19 seconds, which is proper long-period energy, but the size just isn’t there to make it work. The wind, unfortunately, is mostly cross-shore or cross-onshore, and it gets stronger, especially on the 15th and 16th, with a moderate to fresh breeze. That’s just going to chop it up. The combined energy does climb into the 400s and 500s, but with those small wave heights and strong wind, it’s more of a kite-surfing setup than a paddle-friendly one.

The best of a bad bunch looks like Sunday the 16th of August in the morning. We’ve got a 3ft S/SW swell with a 16-second period, and the wind is a gentler cross-shore. The energy reading is 598, which is moderate, but it’s still a tricky combo. For a point break like 4 Mile, that long-period groundswell can sometimes wrap in nicely, but it’s inconsistent and the size is small. If you’re an advanced surfer and don’t mind a bit of a chop, that might be the only session worth a look.

After that, from the 18th to the 26th, it’s a long, bleak run. The swell drops back to 1ft to 3ft, the period is all over the place, and the wind is either cross-shore or cross-onshore, often moderate to fresh. The scores are consistently zero. There’s a short window on the 19th of August morning with a light offshore and a 3ft, 15-second swell, but it’s still marginal. The rest is just a write-off.

Overall, it’s a tough 16 days for 4 Mile. The only flicker of hope is that Sunday morning session on the 16th, but don’t expect much. The second week is particularly quiet, with a lot of days where you’re better off leaving the board at home.

Stay patient, and check back in case the forecasts shift.

- Rusty

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