Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fourth Beach today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 19s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fourth Beach at 5AM is: 1.9m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 24s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 26). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (AWST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 15s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 19s |
Table - waves today at Fourth Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Wed afternoon, strong winds from the SE by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SSW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1367 | 1327 | 1491 | 1810 | 2061 | 2246 | 2423 | 4546 | 4714 | 4554 | 4436 | 3385 | 2954 | 2413 | 2066 | 1641 | 1321 | 1203 | 1095 | 880 | 711 | 700 | 546 | 435 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:14PM0.56m | 10:03AM1.03m | 11:13PM0.60m | 10:31AM1.05m | 11:20PM0.65m | 10:58AM1.04m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:17AM0.45m | 5:19PM0.18m | 3:53AM0.39m | 5:33PM0.19m | 4:26AM0.34m | 5:47PM0.22m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 21 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 19 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SSW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 1367 | 1327 | 1491 | 1810 | 2061 | 2246 | 1387 | 4546 | 4714 | 4554 | 4436 | 3385 | 2954 | 2413 | 2066 | 1641 | 1321 | 1203 | 1095 | 880 | 711 | 700 | 546 | 435 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 24 | SW 24 | SW 22 | SW 22 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 7 | — | — | — | — | S 16 | S 21 | S 21 | S 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 |
| kJ | 22 | 22 | 76 | 163 | 328 | 634 | 2423 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 79 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 37 | 38 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 6 | NE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | S 26 | S 25 | SW 24 | SSW 24 |
| kJ | — | — | 3 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 13 | 13 | 22 | 55 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 35 | 53 | 143 | 172 | 378 | 335 | 372 | 374 | 352 | 321 | 276 | 221 | 178 | 171 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 141 | 578 | 579 | 579 | 578 | 578 | 1281 | 1163 | 579 | 579 | 1057 | 587 | 587 | 587 | 630 | 607 | 578 | 578 | 633 | 437 |
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