
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fingal Bay today (04 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Fingal Bay at 12PM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (04 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 6s |
| Evening (04 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Fingal Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | E 13 | E 11 | E 10 | SSW 6 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 6 | S 10 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
40 | 25 | 24 | 41 | 19 | 13 | 21 | 34 | 34 | 45 | 41 | 40 | 23 | 22 | 26 | 41 | 37 | 44 | 46 | 90 | 125 | 155 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | on | cross-on | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 12:04PM1.47m | 00:05AM1.43m | 12:54PM1.50m | 1:02AM1.30m | 1:55PM1.54m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:45AM0.37m | 6:08PM0.57m | 6:26AM0.43m | 7:14PM0.60m | 7:15AM0.49m | 8:34PM0.60m | ||||||||||||||||
6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | E 11 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | E 9 | E 8 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 6 | S 10 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 |
40 | 25 | 24 | 20 | 19 | 11 | 21 | 14 | 34 | 25 | 17 | 16 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 12 | 15 | 20 | 46 | 90 | 125 | 155 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 5 | S 13 | E 8 | E 8 | S 11 | S 9 | S 6 | SSE 12 | E 10 | E 10 |
19 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 34 | 31 | 45 | 41 | 40 | 10 | 13 | 22 | 22 | 37 | 24 | 18 | 14 | 18 | 18 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | SSW 5 | NE 5 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | E 13 | SE 9 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 9 | S 9 | S 12 | S 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 8 | E 10 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
2 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 26 | 41 | 17 | 17 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | — | WNW 3 | SW 4 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | — | — | WSW 4 | WNW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | SW 6 | — | — | — | — |
1 | 3 | 15 | 41 | — | 1 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 2 | — | — | 16 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 44 | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 2 | 41 | 41 | 35 | 128 | 35 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 35 | 35 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 47 | 0 | 0 |
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