
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fall Bay Reef today (18 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 6s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fall Bay Reef at 10PM is: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 6s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Fall Bay Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sat morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri night, min 13°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
411 | 726 | 673 | 672 | 623 | 698 | 746 | 621 | 450 | 346 | 294 | 232 | 173 | 139 | 102 | 86 | 89 | 69 | 54 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 11:36PM5.96m | 12:03PM5.79m | 00:42AM5.44m | 1:27PM5.41m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:15PM2.43m | 5:38AM2.77m | 6:18PM2.98m | 6:58AM3.22m | 8:06PM3.24m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:21 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | — | — | — | — | W 16 | — | — | W 9 | S 14 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 |
13 | 11 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | 85 | 4 | 173 | 139 | 102 | 86 | 89 | 69 | 54 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | S 14 | S 14 | W 14 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
411 | 726 | 673 | 672 | 623 | 698 | 746 | 621 | 450 | 346 | 294 | 232 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 365 | 365 | 322 | 322 | 322 | 311 | 384 | 365 | 365 | 172 | 117 | 124 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
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