Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fall Bay today (21 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fall Bay at 8PM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 21). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Fall Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 14 | SW 12 | SW 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
55 | 49 | 22 | 13 | 13 | 35 | 24 | 15 | 31 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 24 | 31 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:52PM5.80m | 1:31AM5.54m | 2:16PM5.50m | 3:07AM5.42m | 3:51PM5.63m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:09PM2.91m | 7:50AM3.10m | 8:44PM3.11m | 9:29AM3.09m | |||||||||||||||||
6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 8:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:23 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 19 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | W 8 | WSW 6 | WSW 8 | W 5 | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 14 | SW 12 | SW 11 |
55 | 49 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 35 | 24 | 15 | 31 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 31 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 8 | SW 13 | WSW 8 | SW 16 | — | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 9 | W 8 | — |
7 | 7 | 22 | 7 | 13 | 10 | — | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 10 | SW 15 | — | S 12 | S 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 |
11 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | — | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | W 6 | N 2 | NE 3 | NE 3 | ENE 2 | NNE 2 | — | — | — | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | N 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
7 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 274 | 299 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 48 | 4 | 4 | 48 | 188 | 168 | 118 | 48 | 4 | 125 | 125 | 54 | 118 | 5 | 4 |
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