Fourth Beach surfForecast / WA – Far South / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Friday 24 Apr 2026 AWST
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Fourth Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Fourth Beach sea temperature is
19.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Fourth Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Fourth Beach at 7PM is: 2.2m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 24). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Apr)6.5ft (2.0m)13s
Afternoon (24 Apr)7ft (2.2m)15s
Evening (24 Apr)7ft (2.1m)15s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Mon morning, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Mon
27
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
0
2
4
3
4
4
2
2
2
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
0
0
3
2
3
5
5
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
SW
13
2.2
SW
15
2.2
SW
15
2.1
SSW
15
2
SSW
14
2.1
SSW
14
2.2
SSW
13
2.2
SSW
13
2.2
SSW
13
2.2
SW
13
2.1
SSW
13
2
SSW
12
2
SSW
13
2
SSW
13
1.9
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
22
1.7
SSW
21
2
SSW
20
2.2
SSW
19
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1408
2065
2092
2069
1553
1614
1697
1752
1699
1457
1385
1256
1211
1269
1180
1030
1030
902
936
888
1618
2415
2953
3477
Wind (km/h)
20
WNW
25
SW
15
SSW
0
SE
10
W
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
20
WSW
15
SW
10
S
5
ESE
5
NE
10
N
5
NNW
5
NNE
5
ESE
15
SE
25
ESE
25
E
25
ENE
25
NE
20
NNE
15
N
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
12:46PM0.88m
6:34PM0.87m
11:55AM0.79m
8:07PM0.88m
10:54AM0.76m
8:52PM0.87m
Low Tide
4:14PM0.86m
3:44AM0.30m
2:56PM0.76m
3:49AM0.36m
3:12PM0.65m
3:46AM0.42m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
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6:22
6:22
6:22
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5:20
5:17
5:16
5:15
Temp °C
18
19
18
18
17
17
16
16
18
18
17
16
16
15
14
14
17
19
17
16
15
15
16
16
13
14
15
18
15
15
14
13
15
16
17
16
16
14
14
14
17
17
14
12
11
11
13
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
SW
13
2.2
SW
15
2.2
SW
15
2.1
SSW
15
2
SSW
14
2.1
SSW
14
2.2
SSW
13
2.2
SSW
13
2.2
SSW
13
2.2
SW
13
2.1
SSW
13
2
SSW
12
2
SSW
13
2
SSW
13
1.9
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
13
2
SSW
20
2.2
SSW
19
Energy kJ
1408
2065
2092
2069
1553
1614
1697
1752
1699
1457
1385
1256
1211
1269
1180
1030
1030
902
936
888
1018
1002
2953
3477
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
18
0.2
E
6
0.2
E
6
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.1
SW
26
0.3
SSW
25
0.8
SSW
24
1.3
SSW
22
1.7
SSW
21
1.8
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
13
Energy kJ
541
3
3
9
8
4
4
27
124
628
1618
2415
1077
904
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
10
Energy kJ
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WSW
3
0.7
E
4
0.8
ENE
4
0.7
ENE
4
0.8
NE
4
Energy kJ
4
12
19
13
25
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
4
4
4
5
5
Distance (km)
121
1057
160
0
4
0
0
160
232
617
578
232
0
0
0
0
0
578
578
373
120
1
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Far South of Western Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
6
4
4
5
5
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
5
3
4
4
5
5
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
6
4
4
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
6
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
6
9
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