4 Mile Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let's get into it. 4 Mile’s looking at a pretty quiet spell ahead, with only a few slim chances to get wet in the next ten days or so. There's one day that stands out, but it's a ways off, so don't get your hopes up too high just yet.

Your first chance to paddle out is Friday morning, July 3rd, but it's a real marginal one. You've got a tiny 2ft SSW groundswell with a very long 15-second period, which gives it good energy potential, but the combined energy is weak at 305. The wind is light and offshore from the SW, so the surface will be glassy. But with that size, you're going to be doing a lot of scratching for a short, weak ride. It's seriously only for a keen longboarder.

This pattern sticks around through the weekend. Saturday and Sunday mornings, July 4 and 5, are almost identical: tiny 2ft SSW swell with an offshore breeze. The combined energy picks up a little on Saturday afternoon and Sunday morning, hitting 532 and 450, but it's still weak. The wind turns cross-onshore on those afternoons, making it choppy, so skip those. Monday, July 6, we get a slight bump to 3ft, and the energy climbs to 739, but the wind is a cross-onshore breeze at 9-12 mph, messing up the surface. Not clean enough to be worth it.

Midweek brings a stronger pulse, but the wind is a real problem. On Wednesday morning, July 8, the swell pushes to 4ft from the SSW with a 17-second period, and the combined energy is a moderate 996. But the wind is a moderate cross-shore from the WNW at 12 mph, leaving a lumpy cross-chop. The wave comment is "marginal" or "poor" across the board. Thursday morning, July 9, is the best of the first week – 3ft SSW swell, moderate cross-shore wind, and strong energy at 1376. It's still marginal, but if you're desperate, it's the best of a bad lot.

Now, the one to really look at, and it's a long way off, so keep that in mind. Saturday morning, July 11. We get a 6ft swell from the NW with a short 9-second period. The combined energy is a strong 1018. The real star is the wind: light and offshore from the SW, giving you clean, lined-up 4 Mile. This is the best-looking window in the whole forecast. The wave comment gives it a score of 3, the highest in the data. The short period means it won't have the same heavy power as a groundswell, and it might be a bit crumbly at a beach break, but with offshore wind and that size, it's the only one to circle on the calendar. Crowds are likely here, so get out early.

After that, the rest of the second week is a write-off. From Sunday, July 12, right through to July 18, it's all poor conditions with tiny swell, strong cross-shore or cross-onshore winds, and weak energy. Nothing to recommend.

So, bottom line: the first week is flat and messy. The one true standout is Saturday morning, July 11. Mark it, but don't bank on it yet – it's a long-range call. Everything else, I'd give a miss.

Rusty.

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