Fourth Beach surfForecast / WA – Far South / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Friday 15 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
18.8° 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 10PM is: 3.5m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 15). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 May)--
Afternoon (15 May)10ft (3.0m)14s
Evening (15 May)11ft (3.5m)15s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
15
Saturday
16
Sunday
17
Mon
18
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)
2
!
!
5
4
4
4
1
2
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SSW
14
3.5
SSW
15
3.5
SSW
15
3
SSW
15
3
SSW
15
3
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
14
2.4
SSW
13
2.1
SSW
13
2
SSW
13
1.9
SSW
13
1.9
SSW
12
2
SSW
12
2
SSW
12
2
SSW
12
2
SSW
12
1.9
SSW
12
1.8
SSW
12
1.7
SSW
12
1.7
SSW
11
1.6
SSW
11
1.6
SSW
11
1.6
SSW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3614
4766
4893
4498
3805
3273
2887
2325
1949
1551
1342
1170
1080
1163
1182
1241
1182
997
874
749
711
592
592
617
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
15
SSW
5
SSW
5
W
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WSW
10
SW
0
SW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
WNW
15
WSW
10
SSW
5
NNW
10
NNW
15
NW
10
WNW
15
WNW
20
WSW
20
SSW
on
on
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
High Tide
10:51PM0.73m
10:22AM1.25m
11:36PM0.65m
10:54AM1.30m
00:22AM0.56m
11:27AM1.30m
Low Tide
5:06PM0.36m
3:22AM0.55m
5:55PM0.33m
3:26AM0.54m
6:50PM0.33m
3:13AM0.52m
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:37
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:00
4:59
4:59
4:58
1
1
1
Temp °C
16
16
15
15
13
13
15
16
16
16
15
13
13
13
17
18
17
17
16
15
15
16
17
17
12
13
13
14
10
10
12
12
13
15
12
10
10
10
13
15
15
16
13
12
12
13
14
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SSW
14
3.5
SSW
15
3.5
SSW
15
3
SSW
15
3
SSW
15
3
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
14
2.4
SSW
13
2.1
SSW
13
2
SSW
13
1.9
SSW
13
1.9
SSW
12
2
SSW
12
2
SSW
12
2
SSW
12
2
SSW
12
1.9
SSW
12
1.8
SSW
12
1.7
SSW
12
1.7
SSW
11
1.6
SSW
11
1.6
SSW
11
1.6
SSW
11
Energy kJ
3614
4766
4893
4498
3805
3273
2887
2325
1949
1551
1342
1170
1080
1163
1182
1241
1182
997
874
749
711
592
592
617
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
24
0.1
S
24
0.1
SW
22
0.2
SSW
21
0.2
SSW
21
0.2
SSW
21
0.4
SW
20
0.5
SW
20
0.5
SW
20
0.5
SW
19
Energy kJ
11
11
19
45
45
45
98
186
186
184
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
SSW
14
0.4
W
3
Energy kJ
2064
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
4
2
Distance (km)
373
232
141
0
0
0
0
232
232
0
0
0
0
0
0
160
578
0
0
0
0
0
522
578
Best forecast wave conditions in Far South of Western Australia
Rating
(10 max)
8
6
5
5
5
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
8
7
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
6
5
4
5
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
4
6
6
5
5
4
5
5
5
9
9
7
4
4
5
8
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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