Surf Forecasts:
Fall Bay Reef surf forecast from 8 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Wednesday 9 Sep, 1PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period, W swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 10 Sep, 10PM (local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 8s period, WSW swell with 705 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 9 Sep, 1PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with W swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Fall Bay Reef this week:
The surf forecast for Fall Bay Reef over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Sep 09) at 1PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.0m and 8s period. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Fall Bay Reef in the next 16 days are 2.3m 8s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Sep 10) at 10PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.7m 6s period and expected on Wednesday (Sep 09) at 4PM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 1PM (Wed 9th Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 8s |
| Best Surf | 1PM (Wed 9th Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 8s |
| Most Powerful | 10PM (Thu 10th Sep) | 7.5ft (2.3m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Fall Bay Reef over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Rusty here again. Let's talk about this stretch in feet and miles per hour, 'cause that's how it feels on my skin.
It's a grim outlook, I'm not gonna lie. We're looking at a long stretch where the surf just isn't going to cooperate. The first week is mostly a bust, and it fades into near nothing after that.
All we've got to work with is Fall Bay Reef. It's an inconsistent reef break that likes a good SW groundswell, and it can draw a few locals. The water's warm – 65°F – which is about 5° warmer than normal for September. You'll feel that.
The first real bit of size comes on Tuesday the 10th with a 6-foot swell from the SW, but it's a weak, short-period 6-second wave. The energy's there (314), but a strong onshore breeze at 25 mph from the SSW is gonna chop it all to hell. That's more of a kite-surfing scene than a paddle-out.
Your best bet in the first week is Friday the 11th. The swell drops to a cleaner 5 feet from the WSW with a 9-second period (294 energy). A light cross-offshore wind will keep the surface glassy. The report calls it marginal, probably due to the tide, but the afternoon with a light breeze will be the cleanest wave you'll see. It ain't good, just the least bad.
After that, it's a slow death. The weekend turns onshore and lumpy. By Wednesday the 17th, we're down to tiny 2-foot slop. There are a couple of dead-calm glassy mornings on the 17th and 21st, but with only a 1-foot swell, you're just bobbing around. That 15-second period groundswell on Saturday the 19th sounds promising, but at under 2 feet, it doesn't have the guts to stand up.
The Bottom Line: I got nothing to get fired up about. If you need to scratch the itch, that Friday the 11th afternoon is your only window for something chest-high and clean-ish. Otherwise, it's a long, flat wait. The ocean's just takin' a nap.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Wed night, strong winds from the SSW by Thu afternoon). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the SW by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | W 9 | W 7 | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 4 | SW 6 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | SW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 528 | 431 | 286 | 190 | 109 | 65 | 32 | 312 | 651 | 294 | 202 | 119 | 192 | 401 | 322 | 167 | 176 | 140 | 121 | 47 | 71 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:04PM7.20m | 5:34AM7.31m | 5:56PM7.89m | 6:21AM7.90m | 6:40PM8.44m | 7:02AM8.34m | 7:20PM8.77m | 7:40AM8.58m | 7:57PM8.86m | 8:16AM8.60m | 8:33PM8.72m | 8:50AM8.41m | 9:07PM8.36m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 10:53AM1.83m | 11:27PM1.35m | 11:47AM1.20m | 00:15AM0.74m | 12:31PM0.65m | 00:56AM0.29m | 1:10PM0.27m | 1:33AM0.05m | 1:46PM0.09m | 2:07AM0.02m | 2:20PM0.12m | 2:39AM0.20m | 2:53PM0.34m | 3:10AM0.55m | |||||||
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 | 6:39 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | 6:48 | — | — |
 | — | 7:49 | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | 7:42 | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | 7:35 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | — | — | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 11 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | — | — | WSW 7 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 8 | WSW 8 |
| kJ | 528 | — | — | 190 | 109 | 65 | 22 | 2 | 651 | 294 | 202 | 119 | 51 | — | — | 167 | 176 | 140 | 121 | 35 | 22 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | W 13 | W 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 13 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 9 | W 7 | — | W 6 | — | SW 4 | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | SW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | — | — | — | — | WSW 5 | WSW 6 |
| kJ | — | 431 | 286 | — | 30 | — | 32 | 312 | — | — | — | — | 192 | 401 | 322 | — | — | — | — | 47 | 71 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 10 | 358 | 358 | 31 | 138 | 32 | 322 | 322 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 124 | 138 | 259 | 31 | 31 | 95 | 104 | 124 | 46 |
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