
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Falcarragh Beach today (06 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Falcarragh Beach at 10AM is: 1.0m 7s primary swell from a North direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (06 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
| Evening (06 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Falcarragh Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Thu morning, strong winds from the SW by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | NNW 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | W 5 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 6 | W 8 | W 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
344 | 152 | 96 | 72 | 42 | 29 | 21 | 17 | 17 | 153 | 365 | 705 | 959 | 959 | 843 | 739 | 715 | 655 | 556 | 602 | 632 | 497 | 440 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:53AM2.60m | 00:23AM2.68m | 1:09PM2.52m | 1:50AM2.57m | 2:42PM2.58m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:36AM0.76m | 5:57PM0.91m | 6:44AM0.92m | 7:21PM1.02m | 8:10AM0.98m | 8:57PM0.96m | |||||||||||||||||
5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 9:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:22 | — | |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | WNW 9 | W 9 | — | — | — | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
8 | 152 | 96 | 72 | 42 | 29 | 12 | 6 | 17 | 6 | — | — | — | 959 | 843 | 739 | 715 | 655 | 556 | 602 | 632 | 497 | 440 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | W 10 | NW 6 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 9 | N 6 | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 |
10 | 17 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 8 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 10 | W 10 | — | NW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 10 | 17 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 7 | WNW 6 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 8 | W 9 | WNW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — | — | — |
344 | 50 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 28 | 55 | 153 | 365 | 705 | 959 | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 14 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 123 | 13 | 0 | 31 | 351 | 351 | 112 | 124 | 106 | 75 | 92 | 92 | 92 | 92 | 83 | 54 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 54 | 49 | 54 |
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