Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Falcarragh Beach today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Falcarragh Beach at 11AM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 12). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 7s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Falcarragh Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 23°C on Wed morning, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | W 10 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | WNW 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 135 | 127 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 195 | 227 | 210 | 206 | 161 | 158 | 154 | 151 | 145 | 104 | 102 | 99 | 93 | 88 | 119 | 116 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:25AM3.20m | 6:45PM3.69m | 7:09AM3.31m | 7:28PM3.83m | 7:49AM3.35m | 8:08PM3.84m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:21PM0.14m | 00:58AM-0.02m | 1:04PM-0.03m | 1:40AM-0.11m | 1:44PM-0.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:08 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 |
Feels °C | 17 | 16 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 |
| kJ | 135 | 127 | 131 | 100 | 125 | 123 | 100 | 195 | 227 | 210 | 206 | 161 | 158 | 154 | 151 | 145 | 104 | 102 | 99 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | WNW 12 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | — | — | N 9 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | — | — | — | N 9 |
| kJ | 10 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | NW 6 | N 6 | — | — | — | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 2 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | S 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 93 | 88 | 119 | 116 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 5 | 18 | 26 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 0 | 181 | 359 | 161 | 792 | 359 | 473 |
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