Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fall Bay today (17 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fall Bay at 12AM is: 0.3m 7s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 16). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 7s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Fall Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun night, min 15°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | W 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 4 | W 5 | W 6 | W 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | W 7 | WSW 7 | W 16 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
10 | 39 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 21 | 31 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 52 | 54 | 5 | 112 | 115 | 78 | 11 | 11 | 12 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:40PM8.46m | 9:59AM7.98m | 10:17PM7.94m | 10:35AM7.48m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:25PM0.37m | 3:48AM0.53m | 4:02PM0.76m | 4:23AM1.02m | 4:38PM1.28m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:34 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | — | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 4 | W 5 | W 6 | W 18 | W 8 | SW 18 | SW 18 | W 17 | W 16 | SW 16 | W 6 | W 6 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 |
10 | — | 10 | 10 | 9 | 21 | 31 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 115 | 78 | 11 | 11 | 12 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 18 | W 18 | SW 18 | — | W 18 | — | — | W 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | W 17 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 12 | — | 6 | — | — | 5 | 11 | 11 | 6 | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 7 | W 3 | WSW 4 | W 4 | — | — | W 6 | W 6 | W 4 | W 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 5 | W 6 | — | — | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 |
— | 39 | 3 | 4 | 9 | — | — | 32 | 40 | 26 | 52 | 54 | 42 | 112 | — | — | 64 | 60 | 58 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 407 | 424 | 424 | 214 | 299 | 287 | 405 | 405 | 358 | 357 | 186 | 322 | 322 | 269 | 138 | 776 | 1056 | 775 | 236 |
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