Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fingal Bay today (15 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Fingal Bay at 4AM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (15 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (15 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Fingal Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Fri 14 | Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | ||||||||||||||||
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 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | S 17 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | S 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
224 | 177 | 160 | 221 | 251 | 281 | 275 | 304 | 309 | 310 | 246 | 171 | 206 | 209 | 216 | 204 | 163 | 150 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:35PM1.86m | 10:11AM1.54m | 10:16PM1.74m | 10:50AM1.54m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:05AM0.15m | 4:04PM0.35m | 4:41AM0.23m | 4:49PM0.42m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 7 | ENE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | S 17 | S 17 | S 12 | S 12 | S 7 |
224 | 177 | 160 | 117 | 17 | 281 | 275 | 113 | 104 | 154 | 246 | 171 | 161 | 209 | 143 | 76 | 104 | 150 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 10 | S 15 | ENE 10 | S 19 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | ENE 10 | S 13 | S 17 | S 8 | S 18 |
72 | 17 | 17 | 48 | 18 | 18 | 116 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 145 | 142 | 145 | 20 | 28 | 95 | 43 | 98 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | S 16 | S 16 | ENE 9 | S 20 | S 19 | ENE 10 | S 13 | — | — | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 13 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 18 | SSE 7 |
18 | 43 | 20 | 17 | 31 | 66 | 18 | 3 | — | — | 19 | 19 | 19 | 13 | 20 | 20 | 98 | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 8 | S 9 | ESE 5 | — | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 6 |
— | — | — | 221 | 251 | 19 | — | 304 | 309 | 310 | — | — | 206 | 186 | 216 | 204 | 163 | 90 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 58 | 53 | 17 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 41 | 1 | 50 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 70 |
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