Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Falcarragh Beach today (15 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Falcarragh Beach at 1PM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (15 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (15 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Falcarragh Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Sat night, fresh winds from the SW by Mon afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | N 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
190 | 176 | 172 | 145 | 145 | 158 | 147 | 147 | 122 | 84 | 79 | 54 | 57 | 138 | 152 | 167 | 175 | 171 | 132 | 125 | 117 | 83 | 8 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:28AM3.31m | 8:47PM3.72m | 9:05AM3.21m | 9:24PM3.50m | 9:42AM3.06m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:23PM-0.04m | 2:57AM0.04m | 3:01PM0.10m | 3:33AM0.24m | 3:40PM0.33m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 9:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:01 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 3 |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | W 7 | NW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | W 8 | W 7 | N 7 |
190 | 176 | 172 | 145 | 145 | 158 | 147 | 147 | 122 | 84 | 79 | 54 | 57 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 117 | 83 | 8 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | W 6 | NW 7 | NNW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NW 6 |
2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 34 | 23 | 18 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | — | N 9 | N 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | — | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | NW 6 | NW 6 | W 18 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 14 | 23 | 14 | 22 | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 3 | S 3 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | WSW 7 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 138 | 152 | 167 | 175 | 171 | 132 | 125 | — | — | 191 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 123 | 62 | 123 | 123 | 1072 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 26 | 54 | 26 | 0 | 18 | 26 | 0 | 47 | 54 |
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