Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Falcarragh Beach today (29 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Falcarragh Beach at 4AM is: 0.7m 6s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 29). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (29 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
| Evening (29 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Falcarragh Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 13°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | NW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | W 10 | W 7 | NW 7 | W 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
34 | 36 | 37 | 39 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 32 | 55 | 73 | 92 | 81 | 79 | 78 | 102 | 227 | 192 | 290 | 111 | 46 | 243 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:30AM3.19m | 7:45PM3.56m | 8:00AM3.24m | 8:16PM3.55m | 8:32AM3.23m | 8:48PM3.46m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:23AM0.16m | 1:26PM0.11m | 1:53AM0.09m | 1:57PM0.09m | 2:23AM0.10m | 2:30PM0.14m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:29 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | — | W 11 | N 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 7 |
34 | 36 | 37 | 39 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 32 | 33 | 73 | 92 | 81 | 79 | 78 | — | 37 | 25 | 84 | 63 | 46 | 41 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 9 | NNW 6 | W 10 | W 11 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | W 11 | — | N 7 | W 10 | N 6 | W 10 | N 6 | W 9 |
4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 55 | 34 | 34 | 23 | 24 | 2 | — | 4 | 53 | 6 | 68 | 1 | 43 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | NW 7 | W 9 | W 6 | W 10 | W 8 | NW 6 | NW 6 | — | NW 6 | — | — | — | W 9 | — | — | N 6 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | 3 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 4 | NW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | W 10 | W 7 | W 6 | W 7 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 23 | 102 | 227 | 192 | 290 | 111 | 200 | 243 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 340 | 340 | 340 | 282 | 248 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 54 | 183 | 347 | 370 | 370 | 13 | 92 | 92 | 43 |
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