
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Falcarragh Beach today (22 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 11s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 14s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Falcarragh Beach at 6AM is: 1.8m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 22). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (22 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
| Evening (22 Sep) | 7ft (2.2m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Falcarragh Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon night, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, strong winds from the S by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 12 | WNW 17 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
510 | 586 | 798 | 798 | 639 | 505 | 1676 | 2167 | 2076 | 2076 | 1725 | 1538 | 1261 | 1077 | 805 | 650 | 638 | 499 | 435 | 345 | 370 | 633 | 1944 | 5411 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:12AM2.33m | 4:33PM2.70m | 4:53AM2.56m | 5:08PM2.96m | 5:26AM2.79m | 5:40PM3.20m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:07PM1.16m | 10:09AM1.05m | 10:48PM0.90m | 10:49AM0.79m | 11:21PM0.63m | 11:22AM0.54m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:27 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 12 | WNW 17 |
510 | 586 | 798 | 798 | 639 | 505 | 1676 | 2167 | 2076 | 2076 | 1725 | 1538 | 1261 | 1077 | 805 | 650 | 638 | 499 | 435 | 345 | 370 | 633 | 1944 | 5411 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | WNW 19 | WNW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 12 |
4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 35 | 405 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 20 | N 8 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | 8 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | — |
— | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 8 | 20 | 27 | 31 | 1 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 47 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 38 | 153 | 69 | 31 | 123 | 62 | 123 | 128 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 74 | 74 | 128 | 348 | 461 | 54 | 54 |
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