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Fall Bay Reef

Lat Long: 51.56° N 4.29° W

Fall Bay Reef Surf Photo: 'Low neap tide - it's just starting to work' by Rob Davies

Issued: 12 am 06 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Fall Bay Reef sea temperature is

20.0° C

3.8°

Fall Bay Reef surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

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3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	S	ESE	SW	W
	12 s	on	3 s	12 s	15 s

Open ocean wave model on 5 October at 6 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Fall Bay Reef around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	SSW	SW	WSW
	12 s	on	6 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 5 October at 9 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Fall Bay Reef around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	WNW	WSW	WSW
	12 s	cross- off	12 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 6 October at 12 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Fall Bay Reef around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	WNW	W	WSW
	13 s	cross- off	13 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 6 October at 3 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Fall Bay Reef around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	WNW	W	WSW
	13 s	cross- off	13 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 6 October at 6 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Fall Bay Reef around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	WNW	W	WSW
	13 s	cross- off	13 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 6 October at 9 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Fall Bay Reef around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	WNW	W	WSW
	13 s	cross- off	6 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 6 October at 12 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Fall Bay Reef around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	WNW	W	WSW
	13 s	cross- off	6 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 6 October at 3 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Fall Bay Reef around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	WNW	NNW	WSW	W
	12 s	cross- off	6 s	12 s	7 s

Open ocean wave model on 6 October at 6 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Fall Bay Reef around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	WSW		WSW	NNW
	12 s	cross		12 s	5 s

Open ocean wave model on 6 October at 9 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Fall Bay Reef around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	SSW		WSW	NNW
	12 s	on		12 s	5 s

Open ocean wave model on 7 October at 12 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Fall Bay Reef around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	SSW	WSW	NNW	NNW
	12 s	on	12 s	5 s	5 s

Open ocean wave model on 7 October at 3 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Fall Bay Reef around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	S	SW	WSW	NNW
	12 s	on	5 s	12 s	5 s

Open ocean wave model on 7 October at 6 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Fall Bay Reef around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	S	SW	WSW	NNW
	7 s	on	7 s	12 s	5 s

Open ocean wave model on 7 October at 9 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Fall Bay Reef around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	SW	SW	WSW	W
	8 s	cross- on	8 s	12 s	23 s

Open ocean wave model on 7 October at 12 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Fall Bay Reef around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	WSW	WSW	W	W
	8 s	cross	8 s	20 s	21 s

Open ocean wave model on 7 October at 3 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Fall Bay Reef around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	WSW	WSW	W
	12 s	cross	12 s	18 s

Open ocean wave model on 7 October at 6 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Fall Bay Reef around the time the photo was taken

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Fall Bay Reef Surf Photo: 'Low neap tide - it's just starting to work' by Rob Davies

Better than the beach which was mostly a close-out into deep drifts of storm-liberated seaweed with just the odd shoulder high fast left holding up.

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User: Rob Davies (1346 photos)

Country: United Kingdom (987 photos)

Photo taken at: 6:37 pm 6 Oct 2019