
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Falcarragh Beach today (27 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Falcarragh Beach at 8AM is: 1.8m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (27 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (27 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Falcarragh Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon night, min 12°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Mon night, calm by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | N 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
820 | 746 | 637 | 540 | 425 | 454 | 370 | 271 | 254 | 230 | 81 | 451 | 302 | 239 | 246 | 253 | 217 | 185 | 181 | 153 | 104 | 101 | 79 | 77 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:41AM2.66m | 6:02PM2.94m | 6:18AM2.80m | 6:38PM3.11m | 6:52AM2.91m | 7:12PM3.26m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:30PM0.90m | 11:39AM0.78m | 00:10AM0.73m | 12:16PM0.60m | 00:46AM0.58m | 12:50PM0.45m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 9:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:42 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | N 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
820 | 746 | 637 | 540 | 425 | 161 | 370 | 271 | 254 | 230 | 81 | 60 | 59 | 59 | 246 | 253 | 217 | 185 | 181 | 153 | 104 | 101 | 79 | 77 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | — | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | — | — | — | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 |
168 | 190 | 161 | 161 | 161 | — | 158 | 154 | 120 | 110 | — | — | — | 40 | 59 | 41 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 39 | 38 | 23 | 34 | 72 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 10 | N 8 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 12 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 10 | — | — | — | — | WSW 6 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | — | S 3 | — | — | — | — | NE 2 | NE 2 |
— | — | — | — | — | 454 | — | — | — | — | 256 | 451 | 302 | 239 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 31 | 31 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 342 | 92 | 92 | 13 | 54 | 16 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 117 | 126 | 343 | 0 |
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