
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fall Bay today (21 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 10s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fall Bay at 1AM is: 1.5m 6s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Oct) | 13ft (4.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (21 Oct) | 13ft (4.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (21 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Fall Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 50mm), heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Tue afternoon, severe gales from the WNW by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | SSW 6 | WSW 7 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
47 | 47 | 52 | 143 | 620 | 3422 | 3549 | 3232 | 2519 | 1787 | 1051 | 660 | 692 | 904 | 811 | 674 | 543 | 377 | 278 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 2:17PM5.64m | 3:03AM5.61m | 3:33PM6.04m | 4:06AM6.14m | 4:27PM6.63m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:55PM2.91m | 9:23AM2.81m | 9:59PM2.42m | 10:18AM2.28m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | 4 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 4 |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 3 | -2 | -2 | -1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 4 | WSW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 8 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 |
47 | 47 | 12 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | 72 | 239 | 660 | 208 | 821 | 701 | 674 | 543 | 377 | 278 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 10 | W 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
28 | 27 | 52 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 209 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | — | W 13 | W 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
1 | — | 28 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 3 | S 3 | SSW 6 | WSW 7 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | WSW 9 | W 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | — | — | S 4 | SSE 5 |
— | 2 | 8 | 143 | 620 | 3422 | 3549 | 3232 | 2519 | 1787 | 1051 | 630 | 692 | 904 | 811 | — | — | 34 | 61 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 6 | 38 | 288 | 64 | 35 | 398 | 404 | 404 | 398 | 403 | 259 | 259 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 64 | 68 | 397 | 269 |
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