Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fourth Beach today (17 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fourth Beach at 2AM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AWST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Fourth Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 20°C on Sat morning, min 14°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 261 | 322 | 318 | 430 | 702 | 795 | 928 | 915 | 1094 | 1506 | 1641 | 1737 | 1737 | 1446 | 1426 | 1203 | 1187 | 1049 | 947 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 00:18AM0.90m | 00:35AM0.84m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:25PM0.20m | 4:23PM0.21m | 4:08PM0.22m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 261 | 322 | 318 | 430 | 702 | 795 | 928 | 915 | 1094 | 1506 | 1641 | 1737 | 1737 | 1446 | 1426 | 1203 | 1187 | 1049 | 947 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | ESE 5 | SW 11 | SE 5 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 |
| kJ | 104 | 76 | 19 | 72 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | SW 11 | ESE 5 | — | SE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 101 | 14 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | E 6 | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | S 3 | SSE 3 | SE 4 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | — | SSW 15 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 |
| kJ | 37 | 40 | 92 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 33 | 34 | — | 911 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 23 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1057 | 141 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 160 | 288 | 625 | 1057 | 432 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 232 | 1057 | 1057 | 493 | 232 |
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