Fourth Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.89° S 121.84° E

Fourth Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 16 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fourth Beach sea temperature is
16.4°C
0.5° 

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


How big are the waves at Fourth Beach today (17 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Fourth Beach at 1AM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 16). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Sep)4ft (1.2m)15s
Afternoon (17 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)15s
Evening (17 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Thu afternoon, min 17°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Fri morning, fresh winds from the W by Sat afternoon).

Wed
16
Thursday
17
Friday
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
1
0
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
13
1.1
SW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.6
SW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1032
866
595
586
314
697
537
530
508
419
419
396
373
406
309
261
268
278
246
Wind (km/h)
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
NE
30
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
30
N
25
NNW
20
NNE
25
N
25
NNE
25
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
5
N
10
SSW
20
ESE
25
SE
15
NE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
00:30AM0.92m
10:44AM0.59m
00:51AM0.88m
10:12AM0.59m
Low Tide
5:10PM0.23m
7:12AM0.51m
5:14PM0.20m
7:41AM0.57m
5:16PM0.20m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:50
5:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:44
5:44
5:45
 mm
Temp °C
25
20
17
17
17
18
26
30
30
28
25
25
23
22
24
29
26
21
19
Feels °C
20
14
11
11
10
12
20
25
26
23
19
20
19
20
24
28
23
18
17
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