Surf Forecasts:
Fall Bay Reef surf forecast from 30 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 1 Aug, 4PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period, WSW swell with 108 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 0.8m 9s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Aug 01) 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 Thursday (Jul 30) at 10PM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 4PM (Sat 1st Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 9s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Fall Bay Reef over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, I’m Rusty, and I’ll level with you about Fall Bay Reef. The next couple weeks are looking pretty bleak for anybody wanting to get wet.
Overall, the pattern is flat and weak, with no decent surf on offer. The combined swell energy almost never gets above 26 (weak energy), and mostly it’s in the teens or single digits. The one time it climbs into the moderate category is Saturday afternoon, August 1st, hitting 124, but even then the surf conditions are called poor. That says it all.
The first six days are a total write-off. Swell height barely reaches 3 ft, and the wind is mostly from the side or side-offshore, not clean enough to do anything with the tiny waves. There’s a brief period on Sunday afternoon, August 2nd, where the wind goes glassy, but the swell is only 1 ft with an 8-second period – nothing more than a ripple.
Into the second week, it gets even smaller. From around August 5th onward, the swell drops to mostly 0.3 ft to 0.7 ft, with very weak energy. You get a few longer periods (10 to 12 seconds) around August 9th and 10th, but the height is barely 0.3 ft, so it won’t break. By August 12th, there’s a 2 ft wave with a 5-second period and clean wind, but that’s still just knee-high slop.
Every single session across this whole 16-day window is marked as "poor surf conditions" with a zero out of ten. This spot is inconsistent anyway, but a stretch this empty is really tough. If you absolutely have to get in the water, the glassy afternoon on Sunday, August 2nd, might be okay for a beginner’s paddle, but there’s nothing here for real surfing.
Hang in there – the weather always turns around.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed night, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | Monday 3 | Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | W 5 | WSW 5 | W 9 | W 5 | W 4 | W 5 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 8 | WSW 7 | SW 7 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 18 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 37 | 13 | 20 | 108 | 24 | 22 | 13 | 66 | 68 | 61 | 43 | 28 | 21 | 12 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | off | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:40AM7.47m | 7:57PM7.87m | 8:14AM7.70m | 8:30PM8.07m | 8:47AM7.83m | 9:04PM8.16m | 9:21AM7.85m | 9:38PM8.11m | 9:57AM7.77m | 10:15PM7.93m | 10:35AM7.56m | 10:55PM7.62m | 11:18AM7.25m | 11:41PM7.22m | |||||||
Low Tide | 1:46PM1.06m | 2:08AM0.93m | 2:18PM0.86m | 2:40AM0.78m | 2:50PM0.77m | 3:11AM0.73m | 3:22PM0.78m | 3:44AM0.79m | 3:56PM0.90m | 4:18AM0.96m | 4:33PM1.13m | 4:58AM1.24m | 5:17PM1.45m | ||||||||
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 | 5:35 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:45 | — | — |
 | — | — | 9:08 | — | — | 9:07 | — | — | 9:06 | — | — | 9:04 | — | — | 9:01 | — | — | 9:00 | — | 8:59 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | W 10 | WSW 5 | W 9 | W 12 | WSW 11 | W 5 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 8 | WSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 6 |
| kJ | 18 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 20 | 16 | 24 | 22 | 13 | 66 | 68 | 61 | 43 | 28 | 21 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 7 | NNW 3 | W 8 | W 12 | W 9 | WSW 10 | — | WNW 4 | — | W 11 | — | — | NW 5 | — | — | — | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 |
| kJ | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 19 | — | 3 | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | — | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 15 | — | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 5 | — | W 5 | W 5 | W 4 | — | WSW 9 | NNW 2 | — | — | — | E 2 | ESE 3 | E 4 | E 3 | — | E 3 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 |
| kJ | — | 11 | — | 17 | 37 | 13 | — | 108 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 17 | 2 | — | 8 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 358 | 396 | 358 | 181 | 195 | 195 | 405 | 195 | 180 | 191 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 167 | 4 | 241 | 259 | 383 | 402 | 366 | 195 |
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