
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fingal Bay today (14 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 16s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fingal Bay at 1AM is: 0.3m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 13). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (14 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 16s |
| Evening (14 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Fingal Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Wed morning, calm by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | W 4 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | S 16 | S 12 | SSW 11 | WSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | S 8 | S 10 | S 11 | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
25 | 27 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 14 | 20 | 27 | 25 | 49 | 106 | 192 | 625 | 1884 | 2399 | 1730 | 1056 | 771 | 658 | 504 | 620 | 643 | 439 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:30PM1.98m | 8:18AM1.32m | 8:20PM2.02m | 9:07AM1.36m | 9:08PM2.01m | 9:55AM1.39m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:20AM0.12m | 1:47PM0.35m | 3:08AM0.07m | 2:39PM0.34m | 3:54AM0.06m | 3:30PM0.35m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
Temp °C | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 |
Feels °C | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | S 15 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 8 | S 8 |
16 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 27 | 25 | 21 | 20 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 643 | 439 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 16 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 16 | S 15 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 15 | S 18 |
25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 18 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | 24 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 8 | E 10 | S 20 | S 10 | E 10 | S 17 | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 |
6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 27 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | S 8 | S 10 | S 11 | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 |
12 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 21 | 21 | 14 | 9 | 17 | 19 | 49 | 106 | 192 | 625 | 1884 | 2399 | 1730 | 1056 | 771 | 658 | 504 | 620 | 45 | 55 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 35 | 35 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 485 | 157 | 321 | 81 | 50 | 50 | 82 | 90 | 133 | 90 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 90 | 17 | 0 | 35 |
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