Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fingal Bay today (16 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fingal Bay at 11AM is: 1.5m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Fingal Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 16°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 508 | 472 | 443 | 385 | 346 | 541 | 600 | 535 | 480 | 460 | 406 | 365 | 388 | 321 | 249 | 321 | 332 | 242 | 237 | 252 | 246 | 205 | 177 | 100 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:20AM1.13m | 12:30PM1.58m | 1:10AM1.05m | 1:14PM1.51m | 2:14AM1.02m | 2:05PM1.46m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:48AM0.62m | 7:30PM0.56m | 6:27AM0.70m | 8:28PM0.59m | 7:18AM0.77m | 9:31PM0.59m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 12 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 508 | 472 | 443 | 385 | 158 | 541 | 600 | 535 | 480 | 460 | 406 | 365 | 388 | 321 | 249 | 321 | 332 | 242 | 237 | 252 | 246 | 205 | 177 | 100 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSE 13 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SE 12 | ENE 9 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 16 | 16 | 17 | 62 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 53 | 29 | 90 | 108 | 31 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 37 | 35 | 33 | 33 | 33 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 13 | SSE 13 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | — | — | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | SE 12 | ENE 10 | S 15 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | S 13 | S 13 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SE 11 | SE 13 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 34 | 19 | 33 | — | — | 6 | 6 | 5 | 37 | 30 | 17 | 29 | 30 | 3 | 3 | 33 | 34 | 31 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 25 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SSE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 5 | — | — | ENE 5 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 346 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 27 | — | — | 14 | 10 | 13 | 39 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 119 | 119 | 119 | 304 | 304 | 304 | 258 | 258 | 258 | 171 | 246 | 254 | 304 | 304 | 258 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 171 | 385 | 189 | 1 |
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