Fall Bay Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.56° N 4.29° W

Fall Bay Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 19 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fall Bay Reef sea temperature is
20.8° C
4.4° 

Fall Bay Reef surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Fall Bay Reef today (19 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Fall Bay Reef at 11AM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Afternoon (19 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)5s
Evening (19 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)6s

Table - waves today at Fall Bay Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
WSW
6
0.9
WSW
6
0.8
WSW
6
0.8
WSW
6
1.1
WSW
5
1.2
WSW
6
1.5
WSW
6
1.6
W
7
1.6
WSW
7
1.8
W
8
1.6
WSW
8
1.5
W
8
1.4
W
8
1.2
WSW
9
0.7
WSW
9
0.8
WSW
9
0.7
WSW
9
0.6
WSW
9
0.6
WSW
8
0.6
W
8
0.4
WSW
8
0.3
WSW
8
0.3
WSW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
82
64
45
40
61
91
165
247
259
371
266
258
221
232
82
106
80
59
54
49
22
13
14
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
5
WNW
15
WNW
25
W
30
W
25
W
25
WSW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
N
20
N
20
N
20
NNW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
11:13AM6.91m
11:35PM6.64m
11:56AM6.32m
00:23AM6.02m
12:52PM5.80m
Low Tide
5:17PM1.85m
5:39AM2.19m
6:04PM2.43m
6:31AM2.73m
7:09PM2.91m
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
light rain
clear
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:07
6:09
6:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:31
8:30
8:28
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
16
16
17
17
17
17
17
16
15
15
16
17
18
17
15
14
14
13
15
15
16
17
14
Feels °C
15
16
16
13
12
12
13
13
11
12
13
12
13
12
10
10
10
9
11
11
11
12
10
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