
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Falcarragh Beach today (08 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 8s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Falcarragh Beach at 4AM is: 2.1m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (08 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (08 Oct) | 8ft (2.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Falcarragh Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu night, min 9°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Wed night, near gales from the W by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 8 | Friday 9 | Saturday 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | NW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 9 | W 8 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1613 | 1075 | 829 | 661 | 521 | 372 | 184 | 741 | 1245 | 1484 | 1664 | 1916 | 1996 | 2637 | 2996 | 3716 | 4984 | 5334 | 5535 | 5203 | 4918 | 4568 | 3804 | 3290 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:12AM2.97m | 5:26PM3.45m | 5:51AM3.17m | 6:05PM3.57m | 6:26AM3.31m | 6:40PM3.60m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:01PM0.33m | 11:05AM0.36m | 11:39PM0.14m | 11:45AM0.18m | 00:14AM0.02m | 12:22PM0.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
28 | 1075 | 829 | 661 | 521 | 372 | 184 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 6 | N 7 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | W 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 75 | 86 | 51 | 44 | 21 | 22 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | N 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 11 | — | — | — | — | S 3 | WSW 7 | W 8 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 |
1613 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 191 | 741 | 1245 | 1484 | 1664 | 1916 | 1996 | 2637 | 2996 | 3716 | 4984 | 5334 | 5535 | 5203 | 4918 | 4568 | 3804 | 3290 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 359 | 123 | 13 | 16 | 0 | 348 | 347 | 92 | 443 | 405 | 471 | 424 | 1047 | 1087 | 1143 | 792 | 861 | 370 | 622 | 792 | 792 | 792 | 348 | 348 |
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