Fourth Beach surfForecast / WA – Far South / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Monday 26 Jan 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
20.5° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Fourth Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Fourth Beach at 5PM is: 2.5m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 2.1m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm January 26). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jan)7ft (2.1m)18s
Afternoon (26 Jan)8ft (2.5m)16s
Evening (26 Jan)8ft (2.5m)16s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.4
SW
2.3
SW
2.2
SW
2.1
SW
2
SSW
2
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1
SSW
1
SSW
Period(s) (?)171716161616151414131313121212121211111111111010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)429335983587309830592624221519771664140113381144984850722595509418354268263258229220
Wind
(km/h)
20
SW
30
SSW
30
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
20
SSW
20
S
25
S
25
S
15
SSE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
E
20
ESE
25
ESE
30
SE
35
ESE
30
ESE
20
E
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:53PM
0.79
7:23PM
0.85
8:38PM
0.97
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:42AM
0.28
5:20AM
0.18
5:28AM
0.10
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Sunrise-------5:07-------5:09-------5:09
Sunset--7:01-------7:00-------7:00-----
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C222120191817171819191817171616182020191716161518
Feels °C (?)201715161515141515151314141314151614131213141417
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