Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fingal Bay today (29 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fingal Bay at 7PM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 1.2m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 29). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (29 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (29 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Fingal Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 16 | S 11 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
408 | 480 | 257 | 216 | 196 | 157 | 196 | 145 | 179 | 189 | 247 | 205 | 210 | 224 | 229 | 246 | 216 | 208 | 231 | 220 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:58PM1.73m | 9:31AM1.53m | 9:36PM1.68m | 10:07AM1.58m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:44PM0.41m | 3:23AM0.25m | 3:25PM0.40m | 3:55AM0.29m | 4:10PM0.41m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | SSE 10 | S 9 | S 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 11 |
46 | 480 | 257 | 204 | 196 | 157 | 196 | 145 | 179 | 189 | 247 | 205 | 210 | 224 | 229 | 192 | 180 | 140 | 112 | 220 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | S 9 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 16 | S 16 |
24 | 81 | 256 | 216 | 130 | 105 | 101 | 136 | 110 | 120 | 35 | 96 | 150 | 211 | 190 | 246 | 216 | 208 | 231 | 121 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | S 16 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
6 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 48 | 24 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | NE 3 |
408 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 82 | 50 | 50 | 41 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 47 | 47 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 17 | 1 |
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