
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fingal Bay today (04 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 16s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Fingal Bay at 5AM is: 0.2m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm October 03). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 2.2m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (04 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (04 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Fingal Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sun morning, min 17°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Sat night, fresh winds from the SW by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||
Sat 3 | Sunday 4 | Monday 5 | ||||||||||||||||
7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 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 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 16 | S 9 | S 9 | S 15 | S 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 24 | 14 | 38 | 12 | 8 | 17 | 8 | 26 | 16 | 80 | 69 | 46 | 42 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 3:21AM1.14m | 2:27PM1.66m | 3:50AM1.19m | 3:46PM1.67m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:21PM0.44m | 7:44AM0.66m | 9:38PM0.41m | 9:09AM0.65m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 22 |
Feels °C | 16 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
21 | 20 | 291 | 255 | 242 | 192 | 192 | 13 | 192 | 243 | 284 | 304 | 318 | 268 | 299 | 264 | 264 | 258 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 15 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 15 | S 8 | S 8 | S 10 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
2 | 2 | 18 | 12 | 14 | 24 | 14 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 17 | 8 | 26 | 15 | 80 | 69 | 46 | 42 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | — | S 8 | S 15 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 11 | S 10 | SSE 8 | S 9 | SE 7 | SSW 9 | E 16 | SE 7 | S 18 | S 18 |
1 | — | 6 | 17 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 38 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | — | — | — | ENE 8 | — | NE 8 | NE 8 | — | — | WSW 3 | W 4 | — | — | — |
452 | 326 | 582 | 574 | — | — | — | 212 | — | 423 | 440 | — | — | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 11 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 41 | 255 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 17 | 0 | 6 |
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