
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Falcarragh Beach today (09 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Falcarragh Beach at 6AM is: 1.6m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (09 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (09 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Falcarragh Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 23°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sat night, light winds from the WNW by Mon afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | W 12 | W 11 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
508 | 440 | 400 | 393 | 385 | 326 | 318 | 261 | 243 | 207 | 161 | 130 | 270 | 300 | 284 | 235 | 175 | 101 | 76 | 73 | 50 | 33 | 46 | 123 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:23AM2.62m | 4:04PM2.81m | 4:39AM2.81m | 5:07PM3.13m | 5:37AM3.02m | 5:59PM3.44m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:34AM0.86m | 10:18PM0.73m | 10:41AM0.63m | 11:21PM0.44m | 11:35AM0.37m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 9:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:15 | — | |
mm | — | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 21 |
Feels °C | 10 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | W 11 |
508 | 440 | 400 | 393 | 385 | 326 | 318 | 261 | 243 | 207 | 161 | 130 | 270 | 300 | 284 | 235 | 175 | 101 | 76 | 73 | 50 | 33 | 21 | 123 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | NNW 11 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WSW 7 | N 8 |
8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 123 | 85 | 77 | 58 | 43 | 25 | 16 | 16 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 21 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 12 | N 8 | — | — | — | W 10 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | W 12 | WNW 7 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 27 | 12 | — | — | — | 2 | 14 | 20 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 46 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 2 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 54 | 54 | 54 | 122 | 0 | 1225 | 1266 | 62 | 62 | 54 | 36 | 9 | 0 | 35 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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