Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fourth Beach today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fourth Beach at 1PM is: 1.7m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 16). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AWST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 14s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Fourth Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 33°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Wed night, calm by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 18 |
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 kJ | 1898 | 1644 | 1455 | 1240 | 1032 | 866 | 595 | 586 | 402 | 688 | 537 | 530 | 508 | 419 | 419 | 396 | 373 | 412 | 309 | 322 | 268 | 326 | 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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 11:02AM0.60m | 00:30AM0.92m | 10:44AM0.59m | 00:51AM0.88m | 10:12AM0.59m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:50AM0.45m | 5:10PM0.23m | 7:12AM0.51m | 5:14PM0.20m | 7:41AM0.57m | 5:16PM0.20m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 20 | 25 | 25 | 21 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 26 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 30 | 33 | 29 | 24 | 23 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 20 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 19 | 25 | 30 | 28 | 22 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 1898 | 1644 | 1455 | 1240 | 1032 | 866 | 595 | 586 | 402 | 688 | 537 | 530 | 508 | 419 | 419 | 396 | 373 | 412 | 309 | 322 | 268 | 190 | 144 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 7 | ESE 6 | SSW 14 | S 13 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | SSW 16 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SW 19 | SW 19 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SSW 16 | SW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 12 | 21 | 28 | 822 | 173 | 40 | 37 | 21 | 175 | 13 | 14 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 91 | 88 | 5 | 5 | 179 | 157 | 232 | 326 | 186 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 7 | SW 16 | ESE 4 | — | — | — | — | S 18 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | — | — | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 7 | SE 8 | SW 18 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 206 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 25 | 6 | 11 | — | — | 6 | 10 | 35 | 2 | 246 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | E 4 | ESE 4 | E 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NNE 3 | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | — | ESE 8 | SE 3 | SW 3 |
| kJ | 31 | 23 | 10 | 13 | 18 | 24 | 31 | 23 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 3 | — | 12 | 9 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 437 | 437 | 437 | 437 | 405 | 405 | 373 | 120 | 175 | 120 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 232 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 120 | 4 |
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