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Fourth Beach Surf Forecast
/ WA – Far South (31 breaks) / Western Australia (159 breaks) /
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Fourth Beach surfForecast / WA – Far South / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Tuesday 19 May 2026 AWSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
18.5° 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 1AM is: 1.7m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.3m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 19). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (AWST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (20 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (20 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Fourth Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 25°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the S by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thursday 21 | Fri 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | |
666 | 649 | 815 | 1389 | 1283 | 1159 | 1042 | 1042 | 1111 | 908 | 820 | 700 | 572 | 841 | 1011 | 1127 | 1349 | 1447 | 2082 | 1700 | 1629 | 2553 | 862 | 679 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | |
High Tide | 12:32PM1.19m | 1:01PM1.10m | 1:19PM0.99m | |||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:07PM0.39m | 1:25AM0.37m | 2:11AM0.38m | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:55 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 14 | 1 | — | 1 | |
Temp °C | 18 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 20 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
15 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 13 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | E 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | — | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
 kJ | 592 | 592 | 815 | 1389 | 1283 | 1159 | 1042 | 1042 | 1111 | 908 | 820 | 700 | 572 | 841 | 1011 | 1127 | 1349 | 1447 | 3 | 1700 | 1629 | — | 862 | 679 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 11 | — | — | — | ENE 4 | — | — | — | — | SW 16 | SSW 16 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | SW 14 | ENE 6 | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 666 | 649 | 412 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 242 | 104 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 822 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 3 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | N 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 3 | N 3 | N 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | — | — | SSW 14 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 13 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 |
| kJ | — | 5 | 12 | 10 | 17 | 28 | 19 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 7 | — | — | 2082 | 29 | 31 | 2553 | 449 | 312 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 120 | 120 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 160 | 288 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 120 | 578 | 288 | 578 | 579 | 579 | 578 |
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