Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fourth Beach today (23 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fourth Beach at 10AM is: 1.6m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 20s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AWST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Fourth Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1447 | 1175 | 1028 | 921 | 862 | 802 | 734 | 760 | 1393 | 3024 | 2881 | 2379 | 2181 | 1735 | 1515 | 1349 | 1216 | 1134 | 998 | 923 | 607 | 597 | 647 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:35AM0.87m | 9:05AM0.93m | 11:55PM0.53m | 9:34AM0.99m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:24PM0.24m | 5:08PM0.21m | 2:26AM0.52m | 5:09PM0.19m | |||||||||||||||||||
6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 16 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 |
1447 | 1175 | 1028 | 921 | 862 | 802 | 734 | 760 | 1180 | 3024 | 2881 | 2379 | 2181 | 1735 | 1515 | 1349 | 1216 | 1134 | 998 | 923 | 607 | 597 | 368 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | E 6 | SW 20 | SSW 20 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 18 | NW 4 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 |
14 | 10 | 15 | 37 | 84 | 112 | 154 | 395 | 700 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 50 | 4 | 310 | 294 | 647 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 20 | SW 20 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 60 | 60 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | WSW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | NNW 3 | — | — | — | — |
9 | 28 | 42 | 49 | 47 | 42 | 56 | 70 | 1393 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 10 | 288 | 288 | 632 | 625 | 288 | 232 | 232 | 160 | 160 | 160 | 232 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 4 |
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