Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fourth Beach today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fourth Beach at 1PM is: 1.7m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 2.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 18). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AWST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 16s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Fourth Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Tue morning, calm by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1734 | 6334 | 1536 | 1498 | 1339 | 1339 | 1339 | 1305 | 1833 | 1730 | 1904 | 1929 | 2270 | 3622 | 3970 | 3970 | 3746 | 3746 | 3604 | 3427 | 3197 | 3158 | 3685 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 11:37AM0.71m | 1:13AM0.86m | 11:14AM0.69m | 1:45AM0.85m | 10:40AM0.69m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:53AM0.53m | 6:05PM0.33m | 7:16AM0.60m | 6:06PM0.28m | 7:45AM0.66m | 6:10PM0.26m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 4 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | E 7 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 1734 | 9 | 1536 | 1498 | 1339 | 1339 | 1339 | 1305 | 1833 | 1730 | 1904 | 1929 | 2270 | 3622 | 3970 | 3970 | 3746 | 3746 | 3604 | 3427 | 3197 | 3158 | 3685 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 7 | E 7 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SSW 8 | E 7 | — | S 8 | S 7 | — | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 4 | 4 | 373 | 282 | 241 | 216 | 80 | 1 | — | 20 | 9 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | SW 16 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SSW 8 | — | — | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 4 | WSW 7 | WSW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1043 | 6334 | 952 | 555 | 230 | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 12 | 327 | 565 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 629 | 288 | 288 | 288 | 232 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 629 | 629 | 288 | 232 | 175 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 232 | 288 | 141 | 0 |
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