
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Falcarragh Beach today (20 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Falcarragh Beach at 1PM is: 1.8m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 20). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 13s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Falcarragh Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue afternoon, min 8°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NW on Tue night, calm by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 13 | WNW 13 | NW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1647 | 1426 | 1206 | 1060 | 1011 | 1077 | 995 | 1450 | 2452 | 4273 | 2824 | 3621 | 3149 | 2673 | 1913 | 1581 | 1241 | 997 | 923 | 966 | 772 | 745 | 854 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 2:46PM2.44m | 3:22AM2.26m | 3:41PM2.65m | 4:09AM2.50m | 4:22PM2.89m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:11AM1.29m | 9:18PM1.15m | 9:18AM1.09m | 10:03PM0.89m | 10:04AM0.86m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | -2 | -2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | — | — | — | — | NW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 |
1647 | 1426 | 1206 | 1060 | 1011 | 1077 | 995 | 1450 | 2452 | — | — | — | — | 2673 | 1913 | 1581 | 1241 | 997 | 923 | 966 | 772 | 745 | 854 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NW 16 | — | E 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | N 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 |
— | — | — | — | 132 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 144 | 125 | 81 | 61 | 43 | 24 | 16 | 15 | 9 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | SE 3 | SE 3 | — | — | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 13 | WNW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
8 | 13 | 18 | 22 | 11 | 4 | 5 | — | — | 4273 | 2824 | 3621 | 3149 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 16 | 74 | 74 | 74 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 153 | 357 | 351 | 108 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 16 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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