Fourth Beach surfForecast / WA – Far South / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Sunday 26 Apr 2026 AWST
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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
19.5° 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 12PM is: 1.6m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)13s
Afternoon (26 Apr)5ft (1.6m)13s
Evening (26 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)23s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 23°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wed
29
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
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
0
0
2
2
3
5
5
5
5
3
5
3
2
1
1
0
1
2
3
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
13
1.5
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
22
1.7
SSW
21
2
SSW
20
2.2
SSW
19
3
SSW
18
3
SSW
18
3
SSW
18
3
SSW
17
2.5
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
16
2.4
SSW
15
2.4
SSW
15
2.3
SSW
15
2.4
SSW
14
2.3
SSW
14
2.2
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1180
1030
1030
902
808
850
1633
2415
3013
3614
5671
5357
5236
4762
3681
3152
3113
2961
2613
2414
2178
2317
2200
2005
Wind (km/h)
5
ENE
5
NE
5
ENE
15
SE
20
ESE
25
E
25
ENE
25
NE
20
NNE
25
N
20
N
20
NNW
25
NNE
20
NNW
20
NW
20
W
20
WSW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
S
15
S
10
SSW
5
WNW
15
NW
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:54AM0.76m
8:52PM0.87m
10:08AM0.79m
9:23PM0.84m
9:52AM0.87m
9:47PM0.80m
Low Tide
3:49AM0.36m
3:12PM0.65m
3:46AM0.42m
3:36PM0.56m
3:39AM0.46m
4:03PM0.49m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
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6:22
6:22
6:24
6:24
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5:16
5:15
5:15
5:14
5
6
Temp °C
15
14
17
19
17
16
15
15
16
17
21
23
14
16
17
16
17
17
18
18
18
18
17
17
15
14
17
17
14
12
11
11
12
12
16
18
9
13
14
13
15
15
15
16
17
18
18
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
13
1.5
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
21
2
SSW
20
2.2
SSW
19
3
SSW
18
3
SSW
18
3
SSW
18
3
SSW
17
2.5
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
16
2.4
SSW
15
2.4
SSW
15
2.3
SSW
15
2.4
SSW
14
2.3
SSW
14
2.2
SSW
14
Energy kJ
1180
1030
1030
902
808
850
1018
2415
3013
3614
5671
5357
5236
4762
3681
3152
3113
2961
2613
2414
2178
2317
2200
2005
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
26
0.3
SSW
25
0.8
SSW
24
1.3
SSW
22
1.7
SSW
13
1.8
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
13
1.7
SW
12
1
SSW
6
0.5
S
4
Energy kJ
27
125
628
1633
987
1077
983
792
60
9
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SE
3
0.7
E
4
0.8
ENE
4
0.7
NE
4
0.8
NE
4
0.9
NNW
4
0.8
SW
4
1.2
SW
6
1.2
SSW
6
0.9
SSW
5
0.6
S
5
Energy kJ
4
12
20
15
26
26
19
92
87
47
16
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
0
0
0
614
578
389
120
1
0
0
0
0
28
0
10
121
121
120
420
120
120
120
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Far South of Western Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
4
4
5
5
8
7
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
6
7
4
9
9
8
7
5
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
7
5
7
6
6
7
7
9
9
8
7
5
6
6
6
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
7
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