Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fingal Bay today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with ESE swell.
- 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) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fingal Bay at 12PM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Fingal Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu night, min 14°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 10 | ESE 7 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
127 | 164 | 164 | 155 | 157 | 192 | 161 | 122 | 123 | 101 | 240 | 253 | 256 | 238 | 151 | 110 | 84 | 66 | 66 | 88 | 25 | 20 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | 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 | 5:47AM0.42m | 6:27PM0.61m | 6:20AM0.51m | 7:26PM0.68m | 6:55AM0.59m | 8:40PM0.72m | ||||||||||||||||
6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | S 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 10 | SE 7 | ENE 6 |
127 | 97 | 87 | 57 | 56 | 192 | 161 | 122 | 107 | 101 | 240 | 253 | 12 | 238 | 151 | 110 | 84 | 66 | 66 | 8 | 25 | 68 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | E 9 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | 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 | S 14 | E 10 | SE 8 |
36 | 7 | 41 | 70 | 87 | 98 | 111 | 107 | 123 | 92 | 24 | 25 | — | 3 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 20 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 15 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | E 10 | S 14 | S 14 | E 12 | E 12 | — | S 15 | — | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | E 10 |
40 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 56 | 55 | 48 | 46 | 29 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 11 | — | 4 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | NE 6 | E 7 | ENE 5 | NE 6 |
— | 164 | 164 | 155 | 157 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 256 | 26 | 7 | 18 | 25 | — | 29 | 88 | 69 | 138 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 90 | 248 | 172 | 128 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 262 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 119 | 41 | 11 |
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