Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fall Bay today (27 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fall Bay at 5PM is: 0.2m 7s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 27). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 7s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Fall Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 16°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the W by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
10 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 33 | 15 | 36 | 137 | 244 | 222 | 186 | 160 | 132 | 109 | 147 | 213 | 159 | 112 | 492 | 630 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:58PM7.78m | 7:15AM7.75m | 7:31PM8.20m | 7:48AM8.10m | 8:03PM8.47m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:49PM1.17m | 1:10AM0.90m | 1:21PM0.77m | 1:41AM0.55m | 1:52PM0.48m | ||||||||||||||||
6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | |
mm | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 6 | 5 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | S 12 | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | — | — | SW 7 | SW 7 | — | WSW 9 |
10 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 159 | 112 | — | 630 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | E 3 | ESE 3 | W 7 | W 7 | W 9 | S 12 | SW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 6 | SW 7 | W 9 | SW 12 | S 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 3 | SSE 3 | — | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 6 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | — | — | WSW 8 | — |
3 | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | 33 | 15 | 36 | 137 | 244 | 222 | 186 | 160 | 132 | 109 | 147 | 213 | — | — | 492 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 153 | 153 | 172 | 172 | 146 | 172 | 172 | 299 | 299 | 398 | 398 | 322 | 124 | 286 | 192 | 403 | 61 | 428 | 141 | 756 | 32 |
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