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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 Tuesday 12 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
18.7° 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 8AM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 12). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (AWST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (12 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
| Evening (12 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Fourth Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | |
114 | 175 | 180 | 206 | 180 | 212 | 209 | 215 | 249 | 424 | 784 | 1394 | 1776 | 1958 | 1651 | 1588 | 1486 | 1446 | 1649 | 1761 | 1664 | 1509 | 1465 | 1327 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | off | off | off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | |
High Tide | 9:08AM0.84m | 8:24PM0.84m | 9:09AM0.95m | 9:18PM0.83m | 9:27AM1.07m | 10:05PM0.79m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:30AM0.47m | 2:53PM0.61m | 2:42AM0.49m | 3:36PM0.51m | 2:56AM0.52m | 4:19PM0.42m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — |
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Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
11 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 13 |
 kJ | 114 | 175 | 180 | 206 | 180 | 212 | 209 | 215 | 249 | 424 | 784 | 1394 | 1776 | 1958 | 1651 | 1588 | 1486 | 1446 | 1649 | 1761 | 1664 | 1509 | 1465 | 1327 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | ESE 4 | S 7 | ESE 4 | N 3 | NW 4 | SW 19 | ESE 4 | SW 16 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | E 5 | — | — | — | — | N 4 | ENE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 |
| kJ | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 91 | 3 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | — | S 7 | — | NW 4 | NW 4 | SW 16 | SE 5 | ESE 4 | SSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 51 | 51 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 42 | 5 | 3 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 3 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | — | ESE 5 | E 3 | NE 3 | NNE 3 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 3 | N 3 | NW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 14 | — |
| kJ | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 | — | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 791 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 120 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 578 | 10 | 232 | 160 | 629 | 288 | 232 | 0 |
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