Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.89° S 121.84° E

Fourth Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 20 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Fourth Beach sea temperature is
17.6°C
1.5° 

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 (20 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 18s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Fourth Beach at 3PM is: 2.3m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 20s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.7m 19s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Oct)5ft (1.6m)13s
Afternoon (20 Oct)7.5ft (2.3m)15s
Evening (20 Oct)7ft (2.1m)18s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 24°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
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
2
1
4
5
5
5
5
4
0
4
5
5
2
4
3
0
0
0
0
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SW
14
1.5
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
13
2.2
SSW
15
2.5
SSW
15
2
SSW
18
2.1
SSW
17
3
SSW
17
3
SSW
17
3
SSW
17
3
SSW
16
3
SSW
16
3
SSW
16
3
SSW
16
3
SSW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
17
3
SW
17
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
2.5
SSW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
754
820
1045
2228
2997
2336
2642
5714
6103
5714
4796
4267
4267
4021
4071
4388
5179
5733
5146
5220
2999
4588
4703
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
10
NNW
15
WSW
20
S
15
SSE
15
ESE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
NNE
10
N
10
W
30
SSW
10
ESE
10
NE
15
WNW
15
SW
20
SSW
10
SW
25
WSW
20
SW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:53AM0.67m
10:55PM0.62m
8:00AM0.72m
9:49PM0.65m
8:41AM0.76m
9:37PM0.73m
Low Tide
3:28AM0.65m
3:19PM0.24m
2:42AM0.56m
3:16PM0.25m
2:57AM0.46m
3:22PM0.26m
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clear
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Temp °C
12
16
19
18
18
16
15
15
15
19
24
20
21
20
19
17
14
14
15
16
15
14
14
Feels °C
9
14
16
14
15
14
13
13
13
17
22
15
20
18
16
15
11
12
9
11
10
9
10
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