
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fingal Bay today (29 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 17s period with S swell.
- 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) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fingal Bay at 5AM is: 0.2m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (29 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 16s |
| Evening (29 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Fingal Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the S by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | ||||||||||||||||
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 18 | S 9 | S 9 | S 15 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | SW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 13 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
25 | 24 | 24 | 17 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 51 | 114 | 90 | 647 | 1011 | 771 | 587 | 502 | 448 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 7:33PM1.74m | 8:18AM1.20m | 8:11PM1.77m | 8:55AM1.26m | 8:47PM1.78m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:22AM0.29m | 1:39PM0.50m | 2:56AM0.24m | 2:21PM0.48m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 15 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 17 | S 16 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 |
25 | 24 | 24 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 22 | 21 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 647 | 1011 | 771 | 587 | 502 | 382 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | S 17 | S 8 | S 8 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | S 15 | S 13 |
7 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 24 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 39 | 448 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 18 | SE 6 | SE 6 | NE 6 | S 8 | SE 6 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 13 | E 13 | NE 6 | E 13 |
24 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 2 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | WSW 3 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 1 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 10 | 14 | 51 | 114 | 90 | 125 | 2 | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 35 | 2 | 451 | 384 | 450 | 160 | 138 | 138 | 260 | 41 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 47 | 50 | 50 | 41 |
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