
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fingal Bay today (27 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Fingal Bay at 2PM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (27 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (27 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Fingal Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue morning, min 8°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 18 | S 9 | S 9 | S 15 | S 9 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | SW 5 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
340 | 282 | 235 | 194 | 190 | 177 | 140 | 100 | 58 | 57 | 44 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 17 | 13 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 45 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:56AM1.08m | 6:54PM1.69m | 7:39AM1.14m | 7:33PM1.74m | 8:18AM1.20m | 8:11PM1.77m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:08PM0.56m | 1:47AM0.36m | 12:55PM0.53m | 2:22AM0.29m | 1:39PM0.50m | |||||||||||||||||
6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 13 |
Feels °C | 10 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
340 | 282 | 235 | 194 | 190 | 177 | 140 | 100 | 58 | 57 | 44 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 6 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 8 | E 12 | E 12 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 16 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 |
2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 31 | 19 | 19 | 14 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 13 | NE 8 | NE 8 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | SE 16 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 15 | SE 15 | S 18 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | NE 4 | ENE 5 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SE 6 |
3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | N 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | — | NE 2 | — | WSW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 |
— | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 21 | 11 | 11 | 45 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 47 | 11 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 1 | 58 | 2 | 143 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 128 | 128 | 160 |
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