Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fall Bay today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fall Bay at 4PM is: 1.4m 7s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Fall Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the W by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
285 | 226 | 198 | 92 | 70 | 132 | 82 | 61 | 54 | 48 | 22 | 13 | 22 | 35 | 24 | 31 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:56AM6.32m | 00:23AM6.02m | 12:52PM5.80m | 1:31AM5.54m | 2:16PM5.50m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:04PM2.43m | 6:31AM2.73m | 7:09PM2.91m | 7:50AM3.10m | 8:44PM3.11m | ||||||||||||||||
6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:25 | — | |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 15 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 7 | W 7 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | W 8 | WSW 6 | WSW 8 | WNW 5 | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 |
8 | 8 | 8 | 92 | 70 | 132 | 82 | 61 | 54 | 48 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 35 | 24 | 31 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 8 | SW 13 | WSW 8 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
8 | 8 | 8 | 80 | 62 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 22 | 7 | 22 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 9 | SW 14 | — | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | — | — | S 12 | SW 12 |
— | — | — | 8 | 8 | 59 | 8 | — | 11 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | — | — | 3 | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | W 6 | — | — | NE 2 | — | — | NNW 4 | — | — | NNW 3 |
285 | 226 | 198 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 15 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 429 | 365 | 650 | 214 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 139 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 48 | 139 | 118 | 153 | 179 |
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