Surf Forecasts:
Fall Bay Reef surf forecast from 2 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 5 Aug, 4PM (local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period, WSW swell with 227 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Fall Bay Reef this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Fall Bay Reef in the next 16 days are 1.6m 7s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Aug 05) at 4PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.6m 4s period and expected on Saturday (Aug 08) at 10PM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 4PM (Wed 5th Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) 7s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Fall Bay Reef over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Gotta be straight with you – it’s a grim stretch ahead for Fall Bay Reef. Don’t get your hopes up.
Lookin’ at the whole 16-day window, I’m not seeing a single day that’s worth paddling out for. This is a long, flat gap with nothing rideable on offer. The swell just never shows up with any sort of quality, and the energy is weak as dishwater. The first hint of any wave action is Sunday, August 2nd, with a tiny 1ft from the WSW, but that’s got an energy reading of just (22) and a stiff cross-onshore breeze making it choppy junk. You’d be better off stayin’ in bed.
The whole run is plagued by weak swells from the west and southwest, most of it short-period windslop. Even when the wind goes clean, like on the Tuesday the 5th morning with a clean cross-off breeze, the swell is still a pathetic 4ft and the energy isn't even cracking 200 (165). That’s just not enough push for the reef to do anything special.
Mid-week gets a little more “active” in a bad way. Wednesday afternoon the 5th sees the swell bump to 5ft with cross-shore winds at 19 mph – all messy cross-chop, energy reading (234) – but the waves are gonna be a ragged mess and blown out. Not fun.
Even the glassy morning on Saturday the 8th with a tiny 0.7ft swell is just a lake, not a surf. The wind comes up again in the arvo.
There’s nothing here for beginners or experts. The whole setup is a write-off. If you’re into kite surfing, some of those afternoon blows might get you moving, but for a paddle surfer, this forecast is a bust. It’s just one of those periods where the ocean says “not today.”
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Tue morning. Warm (max 22°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummarySome drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Wed morning, calm by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 2 | Monday 3 | Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | SW 8 | SW 7 | SW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 | WSW 5 | W 9 | W 9 | W 3 | W 4 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 22 | 13 | 49 | 84 | 86 | 45 | 129 | 107 | 146 | 158 | 227 | 170 | 97 | 88 | 20 | 12 | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 2 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross | off |
High Tide | 9:21AM7.85m | 9:38PM8.11m | 9:57AM7.77m | 10:15PM7.93m | 10:35AM7.56m | 10:55PM7.62m | 11:18AM7.25m | 11:41PM7.22m | 12:09PM6.87m | 00:38AM6.78m | 1:13PM6.52m | 1:52AM6.45m | 2:35PM6.38m | 3:19AM6.43m | |||||||
Low Tide | 3:22PM0.78m | 3:44AM0.79m | 3:56PM0.90m | 4:18AM0.96m | 4:33PM1.13m | 4:58AM1.24m | 5:17PM1.45m | 5:45AM1.61m | 6:11PM1.84m | 6:46AM2.01m | 7:22PM2.17m | 8:06AM2.27m | 8:52PM2.25m | ||||||||
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 | 5:41 | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — |
 | — | — | 9:04 | — | — | 9:01 | — | — | 9:00 | — | 8:59 | — | — | 8:57 | — | — | 8:55 | — | — | 8:53 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 15 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | SW 8 | W 15 | — | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 10 | SW 12 | W 10 | W 5 | W 9 | W 4 | WSW 4 | S 13 | W 4 |
| kJ | 22 | 13 | 49 | 84 | 86 | 45 | 129 | 4 | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 13 | SW 13 | — | SW 12 | W 9 | SW 12 | W 9 | W 9 | — | W 9 |
| kJ | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 7 | — | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 12 | SW 12 | — | SW 12 | S 11 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | — | 5 | 2 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 7 | SW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | — | WSW 5 | — | — | W 3 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 107 | 146 | 158 | 227 | 170 | 97 | 88 | 20 | — | 19 | — | — | 7 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 395 | 180 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 367 | 261 | 358 | 31 | 358 | 236 | 181 | 195 | 180 | 381 | 424 | 366 | 378 | 378 | 180 |
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