Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Falcarragh Beach today (31 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Falcarragh Beach at 5PM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (31 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (31 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Falcarragh Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed night, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Mon night, calm by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 7 | WNW 7 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 6 | W 9 | NNW 6 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 305 | 209 | 230 | 326 | 42 | 79 | 38 | 13 | 371 | 515 | 334 | 264 | 229 | 192 | 159 | 98 | 74 | 55 | 68 | 94 | 96 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:32AM3.23m | 8:48PM3.46m | 9:06AM3.16m | 9:23PM3.30m | 9:44AM3.03m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:30PM0.14m | 2:56AM0.18m | 3:05PM0.26m | 3:32AM0.34m | 3:45PM0.45m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:23 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 17 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 10 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | W 9 | W 9 | NNW 6 | N 6 | N 6 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 |
| kJ | 35 | 71 | 79 | 47 | 29 | 40 | 38 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 334 | 264 | 229 | 192 | 159 | 98 | 74 | 55 | 68 | 94 | 96 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | — | N 6 | — | W 9 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | — | — | N 6 | N 6 | N 8 | N 6 | N 8 | N 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | W 7 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 |
| kJ | 7 | — | 10 | — | 42 | 21 | 13 | 8 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 11 | 40 | 43 | 42 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 9 | — | — | — | — | W 18 | N 8 | N 6 | W 18 | W 17 | W 16 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | N 12 | W 16 | W 16 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 28 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 23 | 26 | 5 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 6 | W 6 | WSW 6 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | S 3 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 |
| kJ | 305 | 209 | 230 | 326 | 112 | 79 | 127 | 247 | 371 | 515 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 89 | 139 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 443 | 348 | 123 | 83 | 54 | 54 | 123 | 123 | 123 | 553 | 123 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 9 | 31 |
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