Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Falcarragh Beach today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 8s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Falcarragh Beach at 5AM is: 1.8m 7s primary swell from a North direction and 1.2m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 7s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Falcarragh Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed night, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Thu morning, light winds from the NW by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | N 6 | N 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NW 5 | W 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 378 | 282 | 650 | 728 | 549 | 419 | 348 | 295 | 255 | 215 | 173 | 146 | 122 | 92 | 83 | 62 | 35 | 39 | 30 | 23 | 22 | 17 | 21 | 16 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 11:23PM2.58m | 11:51AM2.46m | 00:22AM2.31m | 1:08PM2.31m | 1:58AM2.17m | 2:55PM2.31m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:32AM1.05m | 6:04PM1.19m | 6:36AM1.27m | 7:35PM1.36m | 8:14AM1.35m | 9:22PM1.32m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:51 | — |
mm | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | W 8 | WNW 5 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | NNW 5 |
| kJ | 378 | 282 | 196 | 123 | 94 | 90 | 65 | 62 | 41 | 35 | 34 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | — | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 18 | W 17 | W 17 | W 9 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 9 |
| kJ | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | W 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 18 | W 14 | — | — | W 16 | W 16 | W 8 | W 10 | W 10 | N 9 | W 16 | N 9 | W 17 | NW 10 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 4 | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | N 6 | N 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NW 5 | WNW 6 |
| kJ | 70 | 233 | 650 | 728 | 549 | 419 | 348 | 295 | 255 | 215 | 173 | 146 | 122 | 92 | 83 | 62 | 35 | 39 | 30 | 23 | 22 | 17 | 21 | 7 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 129 | 129 | 129 | 425 | 480 | 1119 | 425 | 377 | 357 | 359 | 154 | 394 | 357 | 344 | 341 | 186 | 241 | 261 | 187 | 187 | 341 | 357 | 185 | 43 |
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