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) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Fall Bay at 3AM is: 1.7m 7s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am 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) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 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 6mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Thu afternoon, calm by Sat morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 7 | WSW 8 | W 8 | WSW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
319 | 300 | 368 | 259 | 242 | 198 | 89 | 62 | 106 | 82 | 59 | 53 | 51 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 15 | 18 | 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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:35PM6.64m | 11:56AM6.32m | 00:23AM6.02m | 12:52PM5.80m | 1:31AM5.54m | 2:16PM5.50m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:39AM2.19m | 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 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 16 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 15 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 14 | W 7 | W 7 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 |
10 | 9 | 300 | 259 | 208 | 8 | 89 | 56 | 106 | 82 | 59 | 53 | 51 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 14 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 80 | 62 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 15 | — | — | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | — | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | N 3 | W 10 | SW 15 | — | S 12 | S 12 | SW 12 |
— | — | — | 4 | — | — | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | — | 11 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 8 | 9 | — | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NNW 4 | NW 3 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NNE 3 | E 2 | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 2 |
319 | 300 | 368 | 243 | 242 | 198 | 16 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 141 | 141 | 19 | 419 | 10 | 650 | 358 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 299 | 180 | 180 | 4 | 64 | 4 | 4 | 54 | 118 | 78 | 54 |
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