Fourth Beach surfForecast / WA – Far South / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Wednesday 29 Apr 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
19.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Fourth Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Fourth Beach at 5PM is: 2.1m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 29). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Apr)7ft (2.1m)14s
Afternoon (29 Apr)7ft (2.1m)14s
Evening (29 Apr)6.5ft (2.0m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Thu morning, strong winds from the SW by Fri afternoon).

Wed
29
Thursday
30
Friday
1
Sat
2
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
1
1
1
1
1
3
2
3
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SSW
14
2.1
SSW
14
2.1
SSW
14
2.1
SSW
13
1.9
SSW
13
1.9
SSW
13
1.9
SSW
13
1.9
SSW
14
2
SSW
14
2
SSW
14
2
SSW
14
2.1
SSW
14
2.4
SSW
14
1.8
SSW
14
3
SW
13
3.5
SW
10
3.5
SW
10
3.5
SW
13
4
SSW
11
4
SSW
12
4
SSW
13
4
SSW
13
3.5
SSW
13
3.5
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1606
1560
1538
1493
1283
1264
1303
1442
1624
1624
1624
1676
2218
1240
3502
2423
2632
4434
4237
5420
5567
5121
4478
3736
Wind (km/h)
5
ENE
15
SSW
15
S
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
15
WSW
10
SW
25
WSW
30
SW
40
WSW
45
SW
45
SW
40
SW
40
SW
45
SW
45
SSW
45
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
glassy
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:54AM0.97m
10:05PM0.76m
10:06AM1.06m
10:21PM0.71m
10:24AM1.13m
10:35PM0.66m
Low Tide
4:31PM0.44m
3:29AM0.47m
5:00PM0.41m
3:31AM0.44m
5:29PM0.40m
3:37AM0.42m
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
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6:24
6:26
6:26
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5:14
5:13
5:12
5:10
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
3
1
Temp °C
19
20
18
18
18
17
17
17
17
19
18
17
16
16
13
12
13
13
12
15
15
15
15
15
20
19
17
17
17
16
17
17
17
17
17
13
10
8
4
2
3
3
2
5
5
6
6
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SSW
14
2.1
SSW
14
2.1
SSW
14
2.1
SSW
13
1.9
SSW
13
1.9
SSW
13
1.9
SSW
13
1.9
SSW
14
2
SSW
14
2
SSW
14
2
SSW
14
2.1
SSW
14
1.8
SSW
14
Energy kJ
1606
1560
1538
1493
1283
1264
1303
1442
1624
1624
1624
1676
1240
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
6
0.2
E
6
0.3
E
6
0.4
SSW
16
0.2
E
5
Energy kJ
3
3
6
87
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
6
0.3
E
6
0.7
S
5
0.6
SW
4
2.4
SSW
14
2
SW
7
3
SW
13
3.5
SW
10
3.5
SW
10
3.5
SW
13
4
SSW
11
4
SSW
12
4
SSW
13
4
SSW
13
3.5
SSW
13
3.5
SSW
13
Energy kJ
9
6
21
10
2218
366
3502
2423
2632
4434
4237
5420
5567
5121
4478
3736
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
4
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
120
625
579
373
373
160
141
288
1281
1057
1057
1281
1241
1274
1004
1387
1281
578
578
578
578
578
578
Best forecast wave conditions in Far South of Western Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
8
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
7
5
5
5
5
5
4
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