Fourth Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 33.89° S 121.84° E

Issued: 1 am 05 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Fourth Beach sea temperature is

17.0°C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Fourth Beach today (05 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 16s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Fourth Beach at 8AM is: 2.4m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AWST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (05 Oct)	8ft (2.4m)	16s
Afternoon (05 Oct)	8ft (2.5m)	15s
Evening (05 Oct)	10ft (3.0m)	15s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Wed morning, min 13°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Mon night, fresh winds from the ESE by Tue afternoon).
	Monday 5								Tuesday 6								Wednesday 7
	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	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	1	3	2	2	0	0	2	!	!	!	!	!	0	!	3	3	3	3	4	4	0	0	0	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16
Wave Graph
kJ	3035	2827	2791	2791	3203	3800	4097	4517	4640	5306	5587	5659	5896	5645	4797	4136	3887	3294	3074	3035	2716	3549	2285	2102
Wind (km/h)	SW	WSW	W	W	SW	SSW	SSW	S	SE	ENE	ENE	E	ESE	ESE	ENE	NE	NW	N	N	N	S	SSW	SSW	SW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide	00:18AM0.71m			8:10AM0.85m					11:19PM0.64m			8:57AM0.89m				10:37PM0.64m				9:33AM0.90m				10:21PM0.68m
Low Tide		2:37AM0.69m				4:07PM0.15m				2:53AM0.56m				4:16PM0.18m				3:20AM0.44m				4:23PM0.24m


	—	5:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:22	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:57	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:59	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	15	15	18	17	16	15	15	14	13	13	18	21	17	19	17	20	20	21	25	21	17	16	15
Feels °C	12	13	12	14	12	13	12	13	13	11	11	16	17	12	14	12	16	15	17	23	18	13	12	12
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	E 6	SSW 16	SSW 16
kJ	3035	2827	2791	2791	3203	3800	4097	4517	4640	5306	5587	5659	5896	5645	4797	4136	3887	3294	3074	3035	2716	13	2285	2102
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	ENE 5	—	—	—	ENE 6	—	E 6	E 6
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	60	—	—	—	35	—	13	21
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	W 4	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 4	ESE 5	ENE 4	—	NNE 4	NNE 4	NE 4	—	SSW 16	SSW 6	SSW 6
kJ	—	—	—	20	1933	2237	2303	—	—	—	—	—	—	24	45	27	—	18	21	16	—	3549	166	159
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Crazies WA - Far South	Twelve Mile Beach WA - Far South	Bremer Bay WA - Far South	Rhino Head SA - Yorke Peninsula	Rocky Point WA - Margaret River	Rocky Point WA - Margaret River	Bunbury The Wall WA - Perth South	Cheynes Point WA - Far South	Nanarup Beach WA - Far South	Salmon Bay WA - Far South	Salmon Bay WA - Far South	Salmon Bay WA - Far South	Lowlands Beach WA - Far South	Lowlands Beach WA - Far South	Nanarup Beach WA - Far South	Twelve Mile Beach WA - Far South	NIne Mile Beach WA - Far South	Cyclops WA - Far South	Fourth Beach WA - Far South	Fourth Beach WA - Far South	Cyclops WA - Far South	Cyclops WA - Far South	Bremer Bay WA - Far South	Crazies WA - Far South
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	2	3	3	4	4	5	5	5	5	8	7	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	3	3
Distance (km)	160	141	232	1390	629	629	578	288	373	1	1	1	420	420	373	141	4	120	0	0	120	120	232	160
Best forecast wave conditions in Far South of Western Australia	Rocky Head	Ocean Beach	Cheynes Point					Ocean Beach	Sand Patch Beach	Cyclops	Cyclops	Lowlands Beach	Lowlands Beach	Lowlands Beach	Lowlands Beach	Sand Patch Beach	Cyclops	Cyclops	Rocky Head	Wylie Bay	Cyclops	Cyclops	Bremer Bay	Cheynes Point
Rating (10 max)	6	4	4					5	9	5	6	9	8	7	6	6	5	5	5	4	4	4	3	4
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Rating (10 max)	6	5	4	4	4	5	7	8	9	9	9	9	8	7	7	7	5	5	5	5	5	4	7	6
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	4	4	5	8	9	9	9	4	8	4	4	9	9	9	9	6	6	9	9	8

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