Surf Forecasts:
Fall Bay Reef surf forecast from 31 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Monday 3 Aug, 4PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period, WSW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Monday 3 Aug, 4PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period, WSW swell with 101 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Monday 3 Aug, 4PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with WSW 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 Monday (Aug 03) at 4PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.8m and 9s 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 0.8m 9s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Aug 03) at 4PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.4m 4s period and expected on Saturday (Aug 01) at 10PM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 4PM (Mon 3rd Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 9s |
| Best Surf | 4PM (Mon 3rd Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 9s |
| Most Powerful | 4PM (Mon 3rd Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 9s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Fall Bay Reef over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Gutted, folks. I’ve been staring at the charts for the next couple of weeks, and honestly, it’s a tough stretch for Fall Bay Reef. We’re looking at a real dry spell, almost the whole 16-day run, which is a proper bummer. There’s a gap of essentially the entire forecast period where I just can’t point you to a decent wave.
The water’s a touch warmer than usual for this time of year, about 66°, which is a couple of degrees off the norm. That’s a nice touch, but it won’t save the surf.
Right now, over Friday and into Saturday, the swell is tiny—we’re talking 1ft to 2ft. There’s a bit of west-northwest cross-off wind early Friday, but the energy is pathetic. The combined energy is weak too, down at 14. Nothing doing.
We roll into the first week of August, and the pattern is just flat. Sunday the 2nd has a moment of clean, offshore wind from the north, but the swell has dropped to 1ft. It’s like a lake out there. Monday sees a slight bump to 3ft, but it’s junky and cross-onshore, and the energy only nudges up to 88–101. That’s still weak to very low-end moderate energy, and the wave comment says it all: *surfable but very ordinary*. Not worth the paddle.
From the 4th through the 6th, we’ve got onshores and cross-shore junk with a plunging 6-7 second period. The swell stays under 3ft, the energy is weak, and it’s just a mess. There’s a brief glassy moment on Friday the 7th with a long-period 12-second groundswell, but it’s only 0.3ft. That’s not a wave, that’s a ripple.
The second week doesn’t get any better. A bit more swell tries to show up around the 14th, pushing 3ft, but the period is a short 7 seconds and there’s a fresh cross-onshore breeze from the southwest at 19 mph. The energy gets to a moderate 106, but the conditions are lumpy and chopped. It’s a frustrating tease.
Honestly, for this reef break, which is already inconsistent, a blank run like this isn't all that unusual. If you’re desperate for a paddle, that Monday the 3rd is the only one with a faint pulse, but expect to be disappointed. This setup looks far more interesting for the kite crew than for us surfers. Hang in there, the forecasts can change.
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 21°C on Mon morning, min 13°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | Monday 3 | Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | W 4 | W 4 | W 5 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 |
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 kJ | 11 | 16 | 13 | 19 | 27 | 24 | 22 | 13 | 52 | 88 | 101 | 59 | 54 | 96 | 53 | 29 | 36 | 19 | 16 | 19 | 9 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | off | cross-on | off | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 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 | 12:09PM6.87m | 00:38AM6.78m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 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 | 5:45AM1.61m | 6:11PM1.84m | ||||||||
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 | 5:37 | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | 5:47 | — | — |
 | — | — | 9:07 | — | — | 9:06 | — | — | 9:04 | — | — | 9:01 | — | — | 9:00 | — | 8:59 | — | — | 8:57 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | W 12 | WSW 11 | W 5 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 15 | SW 7 | SW 7 | W 10 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | W 10 | SW 6 |
| kJ | 11 | 3 | 12 | 18 | 27 | 24 | 22 | 13 | 52 | 88 | 101 | 59 | 54 | 4 | 53 | 29 | 2 | 19 | 16 | 2 | 9 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 12 | W 9 | WSW 10 | — | WNW 4 | — | WSW 9 | — | — | — | WNW 3 | — | — | W 8 | W 8 | SW 13 | W 10 | W 10 | SW 12 | W 10 |
| kJ | 2 | 3 | 2 | 19 | — | 3 | — | 7 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 6 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 13 | W 8 | SW 13 | SW 13 | — | SW 12 |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 1 | 7 | 7 | — | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 5 | W 4 | W 4 | — | W 5 | — | — | ESE 2 | — | — | — | — | SSW 2 | WSW 7 | — | — | SW 7 | NW 3 | — | SW 6 | — |
| kJ | 25 | 16 | 13 | — | 11 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 96 | — | — | 36 | 1 | — | 19 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 396 | 780 | 358 | 181 | 195 | 180 | 383 | 180 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 172 | 172 | 133 | 384 | 135 | 181 | 388 | 195 | 379 |
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