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Fourth Beach Surf Forecast
/ WA – Far South (31 breaks) / Western Australia (159 breaks) /
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Fourth Beach surfForecast / WA – Far South / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Thursday 21 May 2026 AWSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
18.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Fourth Beach today?
The current surf forecast for Fourth Beach at 6AM is: 1.4m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 21). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (AWST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (21 May) | 6ft (1.8m) | 14s |
| Evening (21 May) | 6ft (1.9m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Fourth Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 24°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Thu night, calm by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | Saturday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 7 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SW 12 | |
700 | 572 | 784 | 946 | 1144 | 1267 | 1321 | 1560 | 1495 | 2345 | 1002 | 862 | 714 | 1507 | 330 | 341 | 1450 | 1332 | 1180 | 1041 | 931 | 892 | 737 | 403 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | off | off | off | off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | glassy | |
High Tide | 1:01PM1.10m | 1:19PM0.99m | 12:44PM0.88m | |||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:25AM0.37m | 2:11AM0.38m | 2:37AM0.42m | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 4:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 18 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
13 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | — | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | — | SSW 13 | SW 11 | — | E 7 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SW 12 |
 kJ | 700 | 572 | 784 | 946 | 1144 | 1267 | 1321 | 1560 | 1495 | — | 1002 | 862 | 714 | — | 299 | 220 | — | 1 | 1180 | 1041 | 931 | 892 | 737 | 403 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SSW 16 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | SW 14 | ENE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 11 | SSW 13 | — | — | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | S 14 | SSW 12 | S 9 |
| kJ | 129 | 104 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 763 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 140 | 341 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 33 | 50 | 192 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 6 | — | — | — | NW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 18 | S 12 |
| kJ | — | 1 | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 104 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 3 | N 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | — | — | SW 3 | SSW 5 | SSW 14 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 12 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | — |
| kJ | 7 | 13 | 19 | 16 | 10 | — | — | 4 | 74 | 2345 | 297 | 286 | 191 | 1507 | 330 | 265 | 1450 | 1332 | 694 | 603 | 583 | 530 | 514 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 10 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 578 | 288 | 578 | 578 | 578 | 578 | 578 | 288 | 288 | 522 | 405 | 373 | 386 | 493 | 373 | 232 | 0 |
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