Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Falcarragh Beach today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Falcarragh Beach at 5PM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 16). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Falcarragh Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Sun morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | NW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | N 7 | N 7 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 79 | 68 | 33 | 74 | 132 | 145 | 120 | 119 | 90 | 66 | 16 | 8 | 139 | 154 | 194 | 242 | 291 | 505 | 1221 | 1756 | 1720 |
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-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:05AM3.21m | 9:24PM3.50m | 9:42AM3.06m | 10:01PM3.21m | 10:20AM2.87m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:01PM0.10m | 3:33AM0.24m | 3:40PM0.33m | 4:09AM0.50m | 4:20PM0.61m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 9:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:00 | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 7 | — | — |
| kJ | 79 | 68 | 33 | 74 | 132 | 145 | 120 | 119 | 90 | 66 | 87 | 83 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | N 9 | W 6 | NW 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNW 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | W 18 | W 18 | W 19 | — | W 16 | W 16 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | 14 | 20 | 25 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | — | 5 | 5 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 8 | N 9 | NNW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | 23 | 23 | 19 | 17 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSE 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 139 | 154 | 194 | 242 | 291 | 505 | 1221 | 1756 | 1720 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 18 | 26 | 18 | 5 | 47 | 342 | 342 | 370 | 340 | 123 | 348 | 1218 | 441 | 62 |
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