Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fingal Bay today (27 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Fingal Bay at 3AM is: 1.5m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 26). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 9s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Fingal Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed night, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Wed 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | ||||||||||||||||
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 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 148 | 199 | 214 | 279 | 294 | 440 | 588 | 515 | 449 | 399 | 299 | 258 | 814 | 834 | 694 | 531 | 410 | 301 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 7:06PM1.69m | 7:50AM1.31m | 7:44PM1.73m | 8:23AM1.39m | 8:21PM1.75m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:47AM0.30m | 1:22PM0.49m | 2:19AM0.26m | 2:03PM0.44m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 82 | 82 | 55 | 54 | 294 | 440 | 588 | 515 | 449 | 399 | 299 | 258 | 814 | 834 | 694 | 531 | 410 | 301 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 15 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | S 14 | SSE 13 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 10 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 40 | 34 | 34 | 43 | 43 | 40 | 89 | 227 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 25 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 15 | S 11 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 14 | S 15 | ENE 8 | SSW 12 | ENE 8 | S 11 |
| kJ | — | — | 5 | 9 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 38 | 65 | 60 | 39 | 38 | 35 | 38 | 43 | 50 | 35 | 40 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 148 | 199 | 214 | 279 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 50 | 70 | 70 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 50 | 255 | 50 | 1 |
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