Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fingal Bay today (18 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fingal Bay at 9PM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Fingal Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 21°C on Fri morning, min 14°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Wed afternoon, calm by Fri morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 10 | ESE 7 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 13 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
164 | 151 | 157 | 165 | 192 | 133 | 123 | 104 | 263 | 319 | 256 | 230 | 225 | 181 | 99 | 82 | 64 | 39 | 19 | 3 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 12:11PM1.49m | 00:10AM1.27m | 12:55PM1.45m | 00:53AM1.13m | 1:46PM1.43m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:27PM0.61m | 6:20AM0.51m | 7:26PM0.68m | 6:55AM0.59m | 8:40PM0.72m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | ESE 7 | S 11 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 10 | S 9 | S 9 | E 9 | E 12 | E 9 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ENE 6 |
87 | 151 | 56 | 165 | 161 | 133 | 107 | 104 | 263 | 14 | 14 | 230 | 11 | 181 | 99 | 82 | 64 | 39 | 19 | 101 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 14 | S 11 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | S 9 | S 9 | — | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 13 |
41 | 57 | 87 | 98 | 111 | 107 | 123 | 92 | 25 | 25 | — | 3 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | ESE 13 | E 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | — | S 14 | S 14 | E 12 | — | — | S 15 | — | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | — |
7 | 70 | 7 | 56 | 55 | 48 | 46 | 29 | — | 4 | 4 | 3 | — | — | 4 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | — | ESE 7 | — | ESE 8 | — | — | — | — | E 10 | E 9 | NE 5 | E 9 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 |
164 | — | 157 | — | 192 | — | — | — | — | 319 | 256 | 35 | 225 | 28 | 32 | 24 | 33 | 41 | 100 | 170 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 254 | 258 | 128 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 153 | 171 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 131 | 41 | 11 |
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