Fourth Beach surfForecast / WA – Far South / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Thursday 07 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 3AM is: 2.0m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 07). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 May)5.5ft (1.7m)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 Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sun
10
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)
0
1
3
3
2
2
2
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
SSW
14
2.1
SSW
14
2.2
SSW
14
2
SSW
14
1.9
SSW
14
1.9
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
13
1.5
SSW
13
1.4
SSW
13
1.4
SSW
12
1.4
S
12
1.2
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
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
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2167
1800
1868
1548
1266
1210
1042
915
811
703
585
549
574
439
432
355
313
217
173
138
93
76
70
69
Wind (km/h)
20
ESE
25
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
20
E
25
E
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
E
25
E
25
ENE
20
NE
15
NE
15
NE
10
NE
15
ESE
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
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-on
High Tide
12:59PM1.00m
1:34PM0.92m
Low Tide
3:46AM0.39m
3:07AM0.41m
2:33AM0.43m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:31
6:31
6:33
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5:06
5:06
5:05
5:04
Temp °C
16
15
15
14
14
14
16
18
16
15
14
14
14
14
16
17
16
15
14
13
13
13
16
18
11
10
11
10
10
11
12
13
11
10
10
10
10
11
13
13
12
11
10
9
10
10
14
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
SSW
14
2.1
SSW
14
2.2
SSW
14
2
SSW
14
1.9
SSW
14
1.9
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
13
1.5
SSW
13
1.4
SSW
13
1.4
SSW
12
1.4
S
12
1.2
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
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
Energy kJ
2167
1800
1868
1548
1266
1210
1042
915
811
703
585
549
574
439
432
355
313
217
173
138
93
66
52
69
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SE
5
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
10
Energy kJ
12
12
10
10
57
85
79
76
70
33
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
4
0.3
ESE
4
0.2
ESE
4
Energy kJ
4
3
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ESE
4
0.4
NE
3
0.5
ENE
3
0.5
NE
3
0.7
E
5
0.7
E
5
0.6
E
3
0.8
ESE
4
0.9
E
4
0.5
NE
3
0.3
NE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.6
E
5
0.5
E
5
0.6
E
3
0.5
E
3
0.6
E
3
0.6
E
3
0.5
E
3
0.3
NE
3
0.3
NE
3
0.2
E
4
Energy kJ
13
4
7
5
24
24
7
22
31
6
1
2
16
10
8
4
8
8
5
1
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
3
2
3
3
2
2
1
2
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
Distance (km)
578
578
578
578
10
3
628
437
474
527
589
437
120
3
0
437
437
437
389
120
10
120
0
389
Best forecast wave conditions in Far South of Western Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
3
3
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
5
5
6
7
7
6
8
7
6
5
7
7
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
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