Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fingal Bay today (27 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 7s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fingal Bay at 6PM is: 2.3m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 27). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (27 Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 7s |
| Evening (27 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Fingal Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Sun afternoon, light winds from the NE by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 27 | Monday 28 | Tuesday 29 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 310 | 382 | 765 | 734 | 443 | 360 | 313 | 313 | 239 | 201 | 140 | 177 | 220 | 295 | 279 | 284 | 279 | 279 | 225 | 219 |
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-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:35PM1.64m | 8:59AM1.71m | 9:16PM1.58m | 9:38AM1.75m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:27PM0.36m | 2:43AM0.30m | 3:12PM0.33m | 3:18AM0.33m | 4:00PM0.33m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 11 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | S 18 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 34 | 33 | 23 | 6 | 443 | 360 | 313 | 313 | 239 | 201 | 140 | 177 | 220 | 295 | 279 | 284 | 279 | 279 | 225 | 219 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | — | S 18 | S 18 | NE 8 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 11 | ESE 6 | S 10 | NE 9 | ESE 6 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | S 21 | SSE 19 | S 17 |
| kJ | 21 | — | 7 | 24 | 18 | 76 | 106 | 67 | 118 | 51 | 78 | 19 | 35 | 27 | 38 | 37 | 67 | 35 | 120 | 215 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 19 | — | — | S 16 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | S 11 | NE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | — | — | ESE 6 | S 21 | S 20 | S 15 | S 13 |
| kJ | 4 | 7 | — | — | 21 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 89 | 18 | 67 | 28 | — | — | 6 | 9 | 71 | 19 | 115 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | — | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | — | — | — | — | E 8 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 |
| kJ | 310 | 382 | 765 | 734 | 143 | 145 | 121 | 88 | 66 | — | 50 | 39 | — | — | — | — | 51 | 18 | 34 | 37 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 82 | 50 | 50 | 215 | 215 | 133 | 221 | 70 | 133 | 133 | 206 | 119 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 301 | 119 |
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