
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fall Bay Reef today (17 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Fall Bay Reef at 12AM is: 0.3m 7s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 16). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (17 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (17 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Fall Bay Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
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 8 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:42PM8.78m | 9:06AM8.34m | 9:27PM8.66m | 9:50AM8.11m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:28PM0.29m | 2:57AM0.17m | 3:13PM0.36m | 3:41AM0.35m | 3:56PM0.60m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 9:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:24 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 25 | 24 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 20 |
Feels °C | 23 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 20 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | SW 7 | SW 7 | NW 3 | N 3 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 7 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 7 | SSW 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 5 | SW 5 | S 5 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
2 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 14 | SW 15 | W 8 | W 8 | — | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 13 | W 13 | — | S 11 | — | — |
— | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | — | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | — | 2 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 2 | NNE 2 | NNW 3 | NE 2 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | — | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 |
1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 10 | 18 | 11 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 203 | 214 | 288 | 299 | 299 | 299 | 299 | 1691 | 1691 | 403 | 377 | 383 | 383 | 403 | 508 | 429 | 429 | 429 | |
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