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Fourth Beach surfForecast / WA – Far South / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Sunday 18 Jan 2026 AWST
Forecast 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
20.4° C
 (Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Fourth Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Fourth Beach at 10AM is: 1.8m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am January 18). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jan)5.5ft (1.7m)14s
Afternoon (18 Jan)6.5ft (2.0m)13s
Evening (18 Jan)6ft (1.9m)13s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wed
21
5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
3
4
4
3
0
0
0
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.9
SW
1.9
SW
2
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
2.1
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.1
SSW
2
SSW
1.9
SSW
Period(s) (?)141414131313131313131313132119181817171616161615
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)8578451347130814011216113499883573768964059014153284564351634755420631782503217818561508
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSE
15
SE
10
ESE
10
SE
15
SE
20
SSE
25
SE
30
SE
25
ESE
25
E
20
E
15
ENE
20
E
30
ESE
35
SE
40
ESE
35
E
25
E
20
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		ononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:16PM
0.44
10:53PM
1.08
12:26PM
0.46
11:22PM
1.07
12:38PM
0.48
11:49PM
1.04
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:13AM
0.08
3:31PM
0.38
6:32AM
0.08
4:12PM
0.36
6:52AM
0.11
4:48PM
0.34
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wed
21
Sunrise4:58--------5:00-------5:01------
Sunset----7:05-------7:05-------7:05---
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C171718181816151515171919181616151417212120171616
Feels °C (?)141415141513121314151615131213121213161514121314
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