
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fourth Beach today (23 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fourth Beach at 2AM is: 2.3m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 22). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AWST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (23 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 13s |
| Evening (23 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Fourth Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Wed night, strong winds from the SSE by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 22 | Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
1647 | 2033 | 1949 | 1862 | 1623 | 1449 | 1226 | 1189 | 1170 | 1032 | 843 | 816 | 680 | 605 | 366 | 982 | 1003 | 752 | 774 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 10:45PM0.59m | 9:12AM0.88m | 10:25PM0.64m | 9:41AM0.91m | 10:27PM0.70m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:15PM0.19m | 2:58AM0.48m | 4:19PM0.19m | 3:27AM0.39m | 4:28PM0.20m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
1647 | 2033 | 1949 | 1862 | 1623 | 1449 | 1226 | 1189 | 1170 | 1032 | 843 | 816 | 680 | 605 | 366 | 982 | 1003 | 752 | 774 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 8 | E 7 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | E 7 | E 7 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 26 | SW 25 | S 9 | S 9 |
27 | 16 | 18 | 6 | 52 | 7 | 3 | 25 | 16 | 12 | 31 | 53 | 171 | 226 | 362 | 13 | 24 | 55 | 39 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 18 | SW 18 | E 6 | E 6 | S 10 | S 10 | S 26 | SW 24 | SW 24 | SSW 24 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 31 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 31 | 17 | 13 | 24 | 22 | 55 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 6 | ESE 3 | E 4 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 669 | 659 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | 6 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 625 | 120 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 432 | 522 | 625 | 389 | 232 | 160 | 141 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 629 | 578 | 578 | 1 |
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