
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fingal Bay today (17 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 9s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fingal Bay at 11PM is: 2.2m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Fingal Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the W by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 16 | S 16 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
1633 | 1277 | 944 | 757 | 416 | 357 | 298 | 262 | 225 | 241 | 295 | 251 | 262 | 249 | 142 | 125 | 167 | 117 | 110 | 83 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | on | glassy | off | off |
High Tide | 12:07PM1.51m | 00:23AM1.07m | 12:54PM1.46m | 1:24AM0.99m | 1:52PM1.43m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:55PM0.64m | 6:03AM0.65m | 8:03PM0.68m | 6:50AM0.72m | 9:22PM0.66m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 22 |
Feels °C | 9 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | E 13 | S 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 |
1633 | 3 | 944 | 757 | 416 | 357 | 298 | 262 | 225 | 241 | 295 | 251 | 251 | 175 | 142 | 125 | 154 | 117 | 110 | 83 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | NE 13 | S 19 | E 13 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 16 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | S 15 | S 15 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
3 | 7 | 29 | 3 | 155 | 138 | 125 | 129 | 129 | 107 | 88 | 78 | 65 | 249 | 42 | 29 | 167 | 109 | 14 | 14 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 13 | S 20 | E 13 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | SE 8 | S 14 | S 14 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 15 | S 18 |
— | — | 3 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 28 | 60 | 101 | 97 | 148 | 145 | 262 | 51 | 99 | 100 | 28 | 15 | 68 | 55 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | W 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | — | — | — |
— | 1277 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 19 | 20 | 15 | 2 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 82 | 58 | 50 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 119 | 11 | 1 | 35 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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