
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fingal Bay today (09 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 14s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Fingal Bay at 6PM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 09). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (09 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 6s |
| Evening (09 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Fingal Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, strong winds from the WNW by Mon morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 8 | E 14 | E 14 | S 8 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 12 | S 12 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 60 | 51 | 52 | 41 | 43 | 49 | 336 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 5:13AM1.15m | 5:28PM1.79m | 6:21AM1.22m | 6:27PM1.89m | 7:16AM1.31m | 7:19PM1.95m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:38AM0.52m | 00:24AM0.30m | 11:46AM0.46m | 1:16AM0.19m | 12:46PM0.39m | |||||||||||||||||
6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 13 |
Feels °C | 8 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 6 | S 6 | S 8 | S 13 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 12 |
138 | 138 | 143 | 140 | 140 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 547 | 387 | 282 | 194 | 145 | 106 | 103 | 71 | 70 | 70 | 43 | 41 | 336 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 8 | E 14 | E 14 | — | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | S 12 | S 19 | S 18 | SSW 7 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
12 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 41 | 68 | 43 | 42 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | E 14 | S 8 | S 15 | — | — | — | — | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 19 | S 12 | S 12 | S 17 | S 11 | S 12 | NE 8 |
14 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 49 | 15 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 2 | NNE 3 | NE 4 | NE 5 | — | ENE 9 | NE 5 | NE 8 | NE 8 | W 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 4 | W 3 | WNW 4 | W 4 |
1 | 1 | 8 | 16 | — | 186 | 175 | 505 | 771 | 39 | 19 | 27 | 36 | 69 | 60 | 60 | 51 | 52 | 17 | 5 | 19 | 23 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 6 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 128 | 645 | 645 | 41 | 35 | 157 | 35 | 35 | 51 | 69 | 41 | 41 | 62 | 42 | 41 | 64 | 41 |
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