Surf Forecasts:
Fall Bay Reef surf forecast from 30 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Monday 3 Aug, 10AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period, WSW swell with 90 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 Monday (Aug 03) at 10AM. 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 7PM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 10AM (Mon 3rd Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 9s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Fall Bay Reef over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, Rusty again. Let's break it down in feet and Fahrenheit.
Honestly, the outlook for Fall Bay Reef over the next 16 days is pretty bleak. You got a long stretch of small, weak stuff starting now, with no real juice until early August. The water temp on the morning of July 30th was a very unusual 68°, which is about 7° warmer than normal for this time of year.
The first real event shows up on Saturday, August 8th. That's your best bet for size. We get a 5 ft swell from the ESE with a combined energy of 100 (moderate). But it's coming with a fresh cross-onshore breeze at 22 mph and rain. The wave face will be lumpy and blown out. For experienced surfers only.
Before that, the morning of Monday, August 3rd might offer a small, clean window. A 3 ft WSW swell with a 9-second period and a combined energy of 90 (moderate) under a gentle cross-off wind. It's small, but at least the surface will be glassy.
Most of the period, swell periods are short (under 8 seconds), so there's no real groundswell power. Given the onshore wind patterns, this is gonna be more of a kiteboarding window than a surfing one for the majority of the time.
So, to sum it up: if you want clean and tiny, aim for August 3rd morning. If you want the biggest but messiest, try August 8th. Otherwise, the board stays in the car.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, 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 15°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | Monday 3 | Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | |||||||||||||||
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) | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 9 | W 4 | W 4 | W 5 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | W 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 19 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 18 | 13 | 21 | 27 | 24 | 22 | 13 | 54 | 90 | 88 | 61 | 31 | 28 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 9 |
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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 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 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 24 | 21 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 22 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | W 10 | W 5 | W 9 | W 12 | WSW 11 | W 5 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 |
| kJ | 19 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 21 | 27 | 24 | 22 | 13 | 54 | 90 | 88 | 61 | 31 | 28 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 7 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 7 | N 3 | W 8 | W 12 | W 9 | WSW 10 | — | WNW 4 | — | SW 8 | NNW 3 | — | ESE 2 | WNW 3 | — | W 9 | WNW 4 | WNW 3 | — | W 11 |
| kJ | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 19 | — | 3 | — | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 6 | 2 | 1 | — | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | — | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 15 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 6 | 7 | 2 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 2 | W 5 | — | W 5 | W 4 | W 4 | — | W 5 | — | — | — | N 3 | — | — | — | — | WSW 4 | — | — | WNW 4 | — |
| kJ | 1 | 11 | — | 12 | 18 | 13 | — | 11 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | 2 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 775 | 396 | 181 | 195 | 358 | 359 | 195 | 195 | 78 | 383 | 180 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 48 | 181 | 61 | 78 | 153 | 125 |
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