
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fingal Bay today (29 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 16s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fingal Bay at 10PM is: 1.2m 5s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 29). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (29 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 16s |
| Evening (29 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Fingal Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Wed night, calm by Sat morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 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) | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | SSW 5 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 12 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
22 | 21 | 18 | 72 | 149 | 114 | 1098 | 1716 | 849 | 668 | 551 | 383 | 1001 | 1009 | 881 | 736 | 884 | 696 | 755 | 745 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 8:11PM1.77m | 8:55AM1.26m | 8:47PM1.78m | 9:31AM1.31m | 9:23PM1.76m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:39PM0.50m | 2:56AM0.24m | 2:21PM0.48m | 3:29AM0.22m | 3:01PM0.48m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 |
Feels °C | 9 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | S 16 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 10 |
22 | 21 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 674 | 1069 | 849 | 668 | 551 | 383 | 1001 | 1009 | 881 | 736 | 722 | 5 | 5 | 745 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | E 13 | S 12 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | E 13 | E 13 | ENE 7 |
5 | 5 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 259 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | NE 6 | S 8 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 13 | E 12 | E 7 | NE 7 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | — | — | E 13 |
2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | W 4 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 12 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | — |
17 | 6 | 13 | 72 | 149 | 114 | 1098 | 1716 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 884 | 696 | 755 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 451 | 138 | 391 | 50 | 41 | 1 | 1 | 41 | 47 | 82 | 50 | 35 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 41 | 47 | 50 | 82 | 50 |
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