Fourth Beach surfForecast / WA – Far South / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Tuesday 27 Jan 2026 AWST
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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
20.5° C
(Which is 1.3°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 6AM is: 2.2m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am January 27). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Jan)7ft (2.2m)14s
Afternoon (27 Jan)6.5ft (2.0m)13s
Evening (27 Jan)6ft (1.9m)13s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
SW
2.4
SW
2.3
SW
2.2
SW
2.2
SW
2
SSW
2
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
1
SSW
Period(s) (?)161615141413131312121212121111111111101010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)30592624221519771799140113381144984850710669575418354268263258253239212204171204
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
20
SSW
20
S
25
S
20
S
20
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
SE
25
SE
30
SE
25
ESE
20
E
15
E
15
E
15
ENE
20
SE
30
SSE
30
SE
25
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:23PM
0.85
8:38PM
0.97
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:42AM
0.28
5:20AM
0.18
5:28AM
0.10
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Sunrise---5:07-------5:09-------5:09----
Sunset------7:00-------7:00-------7:00-
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C181717181918181717171718192019171616161721212018
Feels °C (?)151414151513141414151515151513121315151518171615
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