Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fourth Beach today (17 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fourth Beach at 9PM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 17). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AWST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (17 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
| Evening (17 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Fourth Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 21°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Sat morning, calm by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 19 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 632 | 543 | 486 | 479 | 347 | 287 | 251 | 142 | 401 | 418 | 693 | 1346 | 1903 | 1318 | 2911 | 2548 | 2185 | 1715 | 1542 | 1407 | 1512 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | off |
High Tide | 12:37PM1.08m | 1:26AM0.60m | 12:48PM0.96m | 1:27AM0.66m | 12:42PM0.87m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:09PM0.43m | 5:34AM0.51m | 7:59PM0.49m | 6:05AM0.55m | 7:37PM0.50m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 21 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 14 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 632 | 543 | 486 | 479 | 347 | 287 | 251 | 142 | 401 | 418 | 347 | 1346 | 1385 | 1076 | 2911 | 2548 | 2185 | 1715 | 1542 | 1407 | 1512 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | E 7 | E 7 | WNW 5 | SW 22 | SSW 14 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | S 9 | WSW 11 | SSE 9 | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | SE 18 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 18 | 140 | 103 | 384 | 693 | 905 | 1235 | 1318 | 6 | 873 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 13 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | — | — | — | S 23 | SW 22 | SSW 21 | NE 5 | SSW 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | — | S 9 | — | SSE 9 | — | — | — | SE 18 | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 11 | 18 | 45 | 1 | 19 | 17 | 18 | — | 6 | — | 8 | — | — | — | 13 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | NNW 3 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | N 4 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 5 | WSW 7 | SW 13 | SW 12 | WSW 11 | — | — | NW 3 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | 7 | 21 | 26 | 36 | 15 | 45 | 42 | 45 | 37 | 197 | 732 | 1903 | 1062 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 121 | 232 | 121 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1057 | 1057 | 1163 | 232 | 232 | 10 | 232 | 232 | 175 | 232 | 578 | 288 | 0 | 0 |
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