Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fall Bay today (19 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Fall Bay at 3AM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 17s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.1m 17s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 16s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Fall Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue night, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Wed afternoon, light winds from the N by Fri morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 6 | W 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 9 | W 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
98 | 82 | 64 | 45 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 188 | 371 | 300 | 300 | 266 | 272 | 266 | 232 | 165 | 106 | 80 | 75 | 53 | 51 | 22 | 22 | 22 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 10:54PM7.30m | 11:13AM6.91m | 11:35PM6.64m | 11:56AM6.32m | 00:23AM6.02m | 12:52PM5.80m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:59AM1.59m | 5:17PM1.85m | 5:39AM2.19m | 6:04PM2.43m | 6:31AM2.73m | 7:09PM2.91m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:28 | — | |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 14 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SW 17 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 7 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 8 | W 8 | SW 14 | WSW 9 | W 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 |
12 | 12 | 64 | 45 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 269 | 9 | 9 | 266 | 272 | 8 | 232 | 165 | 106 | 80 | 75 | 53 | 51 | 22 | 22 | 22 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | W 10 | W 16 | — | W 16 | W 9 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | — | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 6 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
6 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 5 | — | 5 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | — | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SW 16 | — | — | — | SW 16 | — | — | — | W 15 | — | — | — | — | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
— | — | — | 10 | — | — | — | 10 | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 10 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | — | — | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | W 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | — | — | W 8 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | N 4 | N 3 | N 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 |
98 | 82 | — | — | 50 | 78 | 98 | 188 | 371 | 300 | 300 | — | — | 266 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 274 | 358 | 432 | 433 | 281 | 32 | 141 | 19 | 30 | 214 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 139 | 180 |
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