Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fingal Bay today (15 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Fingal Bay at 3PM is: 3.0m 9s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (15 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (15 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Fingal Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Wed morning, light winds from the SE by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Sat 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | S 7 | S 9 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 149 | 321 | 1057 | 1593 | 1301 | 929 | 686 | 663 | 566 | 471 | 364 | 295 | 257 | 217 | 149 | 114 | 117 | 170 | 163 | 168 | 251 | 222 | 191 | 191 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:07AM1.36m | 9:08PM2.01m | 9:55AM1.39m | 9:55PM1.94m | 10:41AM1.41m | 10:40PM1.83m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:39PM0.34m | 3:54AM0.06m | 3:30PM0.35m | 4:38AM0.10m | 4:21PM0.39m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 |
 | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | 5:04 |
mm | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 13 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | E 10 | — | — | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 9 | SSW 8 | ESE 7 | S 11 |
| kJ | 23 | 2 | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 471 | 364 | 295 | 257 | 217 | 149 | 114 | 88 | 66 | 77 | 45 | 15 | 22 | 191 | 149 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 15 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | S 18 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 17 | S 16 | SSW 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 8 | S 21 |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 71 | 97 | 55 | 12 | 32 | 32 | 22 | 52 | 43 | 27 | 22 | 22 | 66 | 33 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 15 | S 18 | S 18 | E 8 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 11 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | — | S 11 | — |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 25 | 25 | 12 | 55 | 55 | 58 | 56 | 10 | 42 | 17 | 18 | — | 37 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | S 7 | S 9 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | — | E 8 |
| kJ | 149 | 321 | 1057 | 1593 | 1301 | 929 | 686 | 663 | 566 | — | — | — | 97 | 103 | 106 | 104 | 117 | 170 | 163 | 168 | 251 | 222 | — | 191 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 50 | 90 | 90 | 133 | 82 | 82 | 133 | 82 | 129 | 90 | 58 | 327 | 70 | 70 | 58 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 70 | 82 |
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