Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fourth Beach today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fourth Beach at 1AM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 16). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 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 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Fourth Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Thu afternoon, min 17°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Fri morning, fresh winds from the W by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 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) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 18 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1032 | 866 | 595 | 586 | 314 | 697 | 537 | 530 | 508 | 419 | 419 | 396 | 373 | 406 | 309 | 261 | 268 | 278 | 246 |
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 | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:30AM0.92m | 10:44AM0.59m | 00:51AM0.88m | 10:12AM0.59m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:10PM0.23m | 7:12AM0.51m | 5:14PM0.20m | 7:41AM0.57m | 5:16PM0.20m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 26 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 29 | 26 | 21 | 19 |
Feels °C | 20 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 20 | 25 | 26 | 23 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 24 | 28 | 23 | 18 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 1032 | 866 | 595 | 586 | 271 | 697 | 537 | 530 | 508 | 419 | 419 | 396 | 373 | 406 | 309 | 209 | 268 | 216 | 147 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | SE 7 | SE 8 | ESE 7 | SSW 16 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | SW 19 | SW 19 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 173 | 32 | 59 | 21 | 314 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 91 | 88 | 6 | 6 | 186 | 261 | 268 | 278 | 186 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SW 16 | SE 7 | — | — | NNW 4 | — | S 18 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | — | SW 19 | ESE 8 | SSW 18 | E 7 | — | SW 18 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 206 | 13 | — | — | 2 | — | 25 | 6 | 11 | — | 171 | 11 | 214 | 23 | — | 246 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | E 8 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | N 4 | N 3 | N 3 | N 4 | N 4 | NNW 4 | NW 3 | — | SE 8 | SE 3 | ESE 4 | E 4 |
| kJ | 22 | 146 | 24 | 26 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 4 | — | 15 | 9 | 11 | 10 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 405 | 405 | 373 | 389 | 175 | 469 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 288 | 389 | 120 | 0 |
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