Fourth Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.89° S 121.84° E

Fourth Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 23 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fourth Beach sea temperature is
16.4°C
0.1° 

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 (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 4AM is: 1.8m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 23). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave 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 Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), 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
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
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
3
4
4
3
4
3
3
2
3
2
3
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
SSW
16
1.8
SSW
15
1.7
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
13
1.5
SSW
13
1.8
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
15
2.4
SSW
14
2.3
SSW
14
2.1
SSW
14
2.1
SSW
14
2
SSW
13
2
SSW
13
1.8
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.3
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1856
1447
1175
1028
921
862
802
734
760
1117
3024
2919
2379
2181
1735
1515
1349
1329
1134
998
908
505
587
647
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
20
NW
25
SW
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
5
S
10
NE
20
NNE
20
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
10
WNW
10
SSE
5
NNE
15
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-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
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
clear
part cloud
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:22
6:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:27
5:28
5:29
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
15
14
15
16
15
15
14
14
13
13
14
14
15
15
14
12
11
11
12
17
20
18
18
16
Feels °C
11
10
11
11
10
11
10
10
9
9
10
10
12
13
11
7
6
6
7
12
17
16
16
12
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