Fourth Beach surfForecast / WA – Far South / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Friday 08 May 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
19.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Fourth Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Fourth Beach at 9PM is: 1.5m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 May)6ft (1.8m)13s
Afternoon (08 May)5ft (1.6m)13s
Evening (08 May)5ft (1.5m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Mon
11
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)
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
13
1.5
SSW
13
1.4
SSW
13
1.4
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
12
1.2
S
12
1.1
SSW
12
1.1
S
11
0.9
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
11
0.8
SSW
11
0.6
SSW
11
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
960
915
811
703
585
549
439
511
418
355
313
217
173
138
93
76
70
69
95
102
56
54
103
99
Wind (km/h)
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
E
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
NE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
E
25
E
20
ENE
20
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
10
ESE
25
ESE
25
E
20
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
12:59PM1.00m
1:34PM0.92m
4:33PM0.84m
Low Tide
3:07AM0.41m
2:33AM0.43m
2:25AM0.45m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:31
6:33
6:33
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5:06
5:05
5:04
5:02
Temp °C
16
17
16
15
14
14
15
15
16
17
16
15
14
13
13
13
16
18
17
16
15
14
14
14
12
12
11
10
10
10
12
12
12
13
12
10
10
9
10
10
14
15
12
12
11
10
11
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
13
1.5
SSW
13
1.4
SSW
13
1.4
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
12
1.2
S
12
1.1
SSW
12
1.1
S
11
0.9
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
11
0.8
SSW
11
0.6
SSW
11
0.5
SSW
11
0.5
S
10
0.4
SSW
13
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SE
4
0.4
ESE
4
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
Energy kJ
960
915
811
703
585
549
439
511
418
355
313
217
173
138
93
66
52
69
95
102
9
6
103
99
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ESE
5
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.4
SW
15
0.4
ESE
4
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
10
0.4
S
10
0.3
S
10
0.4
SW
12
0.4
SW
15
0.3
ESE
4
0.3
S
8
Energy kJ
17
12
10
10
57
7
79
76
70
33
29
17
38
54
3
12
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
15
0.3
ESE
4
0.2
ESE
4
0.2
ESE
4
0.3
SW
12
0.4
SW
15
0.3
S
9
0.3
S
9
0.2
ESE
4
Energy kJ
85
3
1
1
22
56
14
13
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
3
0.7
E
5
0.6
E
3
0.8
ESE
4
0.9
E
4
0.5
NE
3
0.6
E
3
0.4
NE
3
0.7
E
5
0.6
E
5
0.6
E
4
0.5
E
3
0.6
E
4
0.5
NE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.2
NNE
3
0.2
E
4
0.5
ESE
3
0.8
ESE
4
0.7
ENE
4
0.5
NE
3
0.4
NNE
3
0.4
NNE
3
Energy kJ
2
22
8
21
31
6
8
2
25
17
9
5
9
5
2
2
1
1
6
20
11
5
4
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
Distance (km)
628
522
474
589
589
474
3
0
389
389
405
437
120
120
120
1
0
175
405
120
120
1
1
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Far South of Western Australia
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
4
5
6
5
6
4
4
5
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
4
4
3
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
7
6
6
6
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
5
9
7
9
5
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