Fourth Beach surfForecast / WA – Far South / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Wednesday 29 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
19.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Fourth Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Fourth Beach at 10PM is: 2.0m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 29). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Apr)--
Afternoon (29 Apr)7ft (2.1m)14s
Evening (29 Apr)6.5ft (2.0m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed night, min 12°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, strong winds from the SSW by Fri night).

Wed
29
Thursday
30
Friday
1
Sat
2
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
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
2
4
3
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SSW
14
2.1
SSW
13
2
SSW
13
1.8
SSW
13
1.9
SSW
13
1.9
SSW
14
2
SSW
14
2
SSW
14
2
SSW
14
2
SSW
14
2.3
SSW
14
1.9
SSW
14
3
SW
13
3.5
SW
13
3.5
SW
12
3.5
SW
13
4
SW
13
4.5
SSW
12
4.5
SSW
13
4
SSW
13
3.5
SSW
13
3.5
SSW
13
3
SSW
13
3
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1538
1493
1405
1151
1303
1442
1624
1624
1624
1601
2121
1362
3075
3684
3339
3804
4989
6242
5835
5121
4343
3606
3090
2981
Wind (km/h)
15
S
15
SSE
20
SE
15
SE
10
SSE
10
S
5
SSE
5
WSW
10
SW
20
WSW
30
SW
35
WSW
40
SW
35
WSW
35
WSW
40
SW
45
SW
45
SSW
45
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
35
SW
35
SW
35
WSW
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:05PM0.76m
10:06AM1.06m
10:21PM0.71m
10:24AM1.13m
10:35PM0.66m
10:45AM1.17m
Low Tide
4:31PM0.44m
3:29AM0.47m
5:00PM0.41m
3:31AM0.44m
5:29PM0.40m
3:37AM0.42m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
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6:24
6:26
6:26
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5:14
5:13
5:12
5:10
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
5
2
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
18
18
18
17
17
17
16
18
18
18
16
16
13
12
12
13
14
14
14
15
14
14
15
15
17
17
17
16
17
17
16
18
17
15
10
9
5
4
4
4
5
4
5
7
6
6
7
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SSW
14
2.1
SSW
13
2
SSW
13
1.8
SSW
13
1.9
SSW
13
1.9
SSW
14
2
SSW
14
2
SSW
14
2
SSW
14
2
SSW
14
1.9
SSW
14
Energy kJ
1538
1493
1405
1151
1303
1442
1624
1624
1624
1601
1362
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
6
0.2
E
6
0.3
E
6
0.3
E
6
0.4
SSW
16
0.2
E
5
Energy kJ
3
3
6
6
87
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
6
0.6
S
4
2.3
SSW
14
1.8
SW
7
3
SW
13
3.5
SW
13
3.5
SW
12
3.5
SW
13
4
SW
13
4.5
SSW
12
4.5
SSW
13
4
SSW
13
3.5
SSW
13
3.5
SSW
13
3
SSW
13
3
SSW
13
Energy kJ
9
15
2121
353
3075
3684
3339
3804
4989
6242
5835
5121
4343
3606
3090
2981
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
3
3
4
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
578
578
373
373
141
141
0
232
120
121
1281
578
1387
1387
1387
1281
578
578
578
578
578
578
578
578
Best forecast wave conditions in Far South of Western Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
5
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
7
5
5
5
5
5
9
7
5
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