Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.89° S 121.84° E

Fourth Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 29 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Fourth Beach sea temperature is
17.1°C
1.2° 

Fourth Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Fourth Beach today (29 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Fourth Beach at 5AM is: 1.6m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 1.2m 6s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Sep)7ft (2.1m)15s
Afternoon (29 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)16s
Evening (29 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed morning, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Tue night, fresh winds from the WSW by Wed afternoon).

Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
2
2
0
2
3
4
3
3
1
0
0
0
1
2
1
0
0
0
2
2
2
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SSW
15
1.6
SSW
15
2.1
SW
15
1.4
SSW
15
1.7
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.8
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
15
1.5
SSW
15
2.2
SW
15
1.5
SSW
15
1.4
SSW
15
2.5
SW
15
3
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
13
3
SSW
16
3
SSW
15
3
SSW
15
3
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1095
1081
2021
807
1397
1379
1608
1225
1169
1054
933
921
962
936
2089
924
818
3093
3532
2098
4004
3975
3574
3574
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
25
W
25
W
25
W
20
SW
15
SSW
5
ESE
15
N
15
NW
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
W
35
WSW
25
WSW
20
SW
15
WSW
25
W
25
WSW
20
SW
20
SSW
15
S
15
S
15
SE
10
E
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
11:26PM0.99m
11:50AM0.65m
11:47PM1.02m
11:51AM0.53m
00:10AM1.02m
10:59AM0.45m
Low Tide
6:15AM0.26m
5:00PM0.35m
6:59AM0.32m
4:44PM0.33m
7:59AM0.40m
4:21PM0.28m
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Temp °C
15
14
14
15
15
15
15
14
13
13
14
16
15
15
14
14
13
12
14
14
14
14
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12
Feels °C
12
9
9
10
10
11
13
11
9
9
9
10
8
10
10
10
7
7
9
9
10
10
9
9
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