Number Fours Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. Look, I’m gonna be straight with you: this stretch at Number Fours is a bit of a mixed bag. The water temp’s sitting about average for this time of year, nothing to write home about. We’ve got a solid little window of cleaner surf midweek, but the rest of the run is mostly marginal or poor, so you’ll need to pick your moments.

We kick off Sunday the 2nd of August with a lumpy 8ft swell from the ENE, period a short 8 seconds, and a fresh cross-off breeze. The energy’s moderate at 1099, but the conditions are only marginal at best—tide’s working against us. It stays average into Monday the 3rd with a 5ft ENE swell, still cross-off, and the energy drops to 523. Honestly, it’s not great for paddling into.

Tuesday the 4th is where things start looking up. Morning shows a 5ft ENE swell with a longer 11-second period, clean with a gentle breeze, and energy at 587. By Tuesday afternoon, it’s expecting very good surf—5ft ENE swell, still 11 seconds, gentle cross-off, and energy at 534. The water’s feeling average temp-wise, but the waves are shaping up nicely. This is the standout for the week. Wednesday the 5th holds small but fun: 4ft ENE swell, 10-second period, gentle breeze, good conditions in the morning, and energy at 372. It’s a good day for a longboard or a fish.

From Thursday the 6th, it starts to fade. Thursday morning’s 4ft ENE swell, 8 seconds, with a moderate breeze—marginal. By Friday the 7th, we’re into poor territory with a weird 1ft SW swell pushing 21 seconds, energy at 311, but the wind’s howling at 19 mph. Not worth it.

There’s a gap of poor conditions from Saturday the 8th through to Monday the 11th of August—strong breezes, storm risks, and weak, choppy swells. Don’t bother.

Then we get a little pulse on Wednesday the 12th: a 3ft S swell with a 18-second period, energy at 909, but it’s marginal and cross-off. The 13th of August offers a similar story: 4ft S swell, 16 seconds, moderate energy at 874, but again, marginal. The wind stays fresh and cross-off, so it’s not clean enough to get excited about.

From the 14th to the 16th of August, we’re stuck in a long run of marginal days—S swells around 3ft to 4ft, 15 to 16 seconds, energy in the 700 to 800 range, but always cross-off winds. The 14th through 16th mornings are all marginal, and the 16th afternoon brings a 6ft ENE swell, 7 seconds, energy at 651—still poor. The last call on the 17th of August is a 6ft ENE swell, 8 seconds, energy at 585, but it’s marginal again.

Best bet? Tuesday the 4th of August afternoon. That’s your window. 5ft ENE swell, 11-second period, gentle cross-off, clean conditions, and the forecast says “very good.” That’s the one to circle.

Rusty.

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