Fourth Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.89° S 121.84° E

Fourth Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 16 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fourth Beach sea temperature is
16.4°C
0.5° 

Fourth Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Fourth Beach today (16 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Fourth Beach at 1PM is: 1.7m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 16). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Sep)6ft (1.9m)15s
Afternoon (16 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)14s
Evening (16 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)14s

Table - waves today at Fourth Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 33°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Wed night, calm by Fri night).

Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
2
1
0
1
0
2
1
1
2
2
1
2
1
2
1
2
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SSW
15
2
SSW
15
1.9
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
13
1.1
SW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.6
SW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1898
1644
1455
1240
1032
866
595
586
402
688
537
530
508
419
419
396
373
412
309
322
268
326
246
Wind (km/h)
30
ENE
30
NE
25
NE
25
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
NE
30
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
30
N
25
NNW
20
N
25
NNE
25
N
20
NNW
25
N
20
N
25
NNW
15
NW
10
SW
10
ESE
10
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
11:02AM0.60m
00:30AM0.92m
10:44AM0.59m
00:51AM0.88m
10:12AM0.59m
Low Tide
6:50AM0.45m
5:10PM0.23m
7:12AM0.51m
5:14PM0.20m
7:41AM0.57m
5:16PM0.20m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:50
5:50
5:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:44
5:44
5:45
 mm
Temp °C
13
13
20
25
25
21
17
17
17
18
26
30
30
28
26
24
23
23
30
33
29
24
23
Feels °C
8
8
16
20
20
15
11
11
11
12
20
24
25
23
20
20
17
19
25
30
28
22
22
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