Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fourth Beach today (17 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 20s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 19s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 18s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fourth Beach at 9AM is: 1.3m 20s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.4m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 17). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (AWST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 20s |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 19s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Fourth Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 11°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Mon night, calm by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1045 | 1165 | 1195 | 2573 | 2143 | 1944 | 1859 | 1817 | 2065 | 2017 | 1877 | 1787 | 1498 | 1339 | 1339 | 1339 | 1305 | 1472 | 1359 | 1412 | 1532 | 1958 | 2881 | 3383 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 00:33AM0.80m | 11:59AM0.75m | 00:49AM0.84m | 11:37AM0.71m | 1:13AM0.86m | 11:14AM0.69m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:30AM0.47m | 6:13PM0.37m | 6:53AM0.53m | 6:05PM0.33m | 7:16AM0.60m | 6:06PM0.28m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 5 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 1045 | 869 | 930 | 2573 | 2143 | 1944 | 1859 | 1817 | 2065 | 2017 | 1877 | 1787 | 1498 | 1339 | 1339 | 1339 | 1305 | 1472 | 1359 | 1412 | 1532 | 1958 | 2881 | 3383 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | — | E 7 | — | — | E 7 | E 7 | SW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | — | — |
| kJ | 718 | 1165 | 1195 | 23 | 16 | 18 | 12 | — | 15 | — | — | 9 | 4 | 211 | 168 | 65 | 67 | 44 | 39 | 27 | 16 | 10 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 6 | ESE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 7 | E 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | E 7 | E 7 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 31 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 58 | 45 | 35 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NNW 4 | W 5 | WSW 7 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 2 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 32 | 37 | 38 | 47 | 35 | 22 | 24 | 110 | 458 | 912 | 706 | 413 | 303 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 120 | 1057 | 1057 | 1057 | 1057 | 10 | 1057 | 1057 | 288 | 594 | 288 | 288 | 232 | 232 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 232 | 288 | 386 | 373 | 288 | 141 |
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