Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fingal Bay today (28 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Fingal Bay at 1PM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (28 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (28 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Fingal Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Mon morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Mon night, fresh winds from the NNE by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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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) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 313 | 313 | 239 | 205 | 173 | 210 | 289 | 282 | 231 | 279 | 279 | 279 | 190 | 225 | 443 | 520 | 605 | 471 | 631 | 506 | 407 | 316 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:59AM1.71m | 9:16PM1.58m | 9:38AM1.75m | 10:01PM1.49m | 10:21AM1.77m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:12PM0.33m | 3:18AM0.33m | 4:00PM0.33m | 3:56AM0.39m | 4:52PM0.36m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 |
| kJ | 313 | 313 | 239 | 205 | 173 | 210 | 289 | 282 | 231 | 279 | 279 | 279 | 190 | 225 | 276 | 520 | 605 | 471 | 631 | 506 | 407 | 316 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 15 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | ESE 6 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | S 15 | S 13 | S 17 | S 17 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 106 | 67 | 118 | 89 | 78 | 39 | 43 | 43 | 48 | 34 | 67 | 72 | 54 | 215 | 443 | 266 | 188 | 205 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 9 | S 16 | ESE 6 | — | — | S 21 | S 21 | SSE 19 | S 13 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 5 | ENE 8 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 30 | 19 | 7 | — | — | 9 | 35 | 120 | 156 | 17 | 26 | 24 | 46 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 9 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 121 | 85 | 81 | 64 | 47 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | 101 | 25 | 29 | 23 | 26 | 32 | 26 | 27 | 87 | 120 | 116 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 41 | 206 | 133 | 82 | 119 | 82 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 301 | 119 | 119 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 119 | 119 | 119 | 11 |
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