
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fingal Bay today (13 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Fingal Bay at 6AM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 19s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 13). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (13 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Evening (13 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Fingal Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 24°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Tue night). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
259 | 210 | 171 | 174 | 188 | 191 | 185 | 185 | 206 | 202 | 184 | 175 | 129 | 121 | 84 | 81 | 55 | 50 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 16 | 15 | 14 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 9:37AM1.66m | 9:49PM1.60m | 10:14AM1.65m | 10:26PM1.46m | 10:50AM1.62m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:26AM0.24m | 3:45PM0.34m | 3:58AM0.32m | 4:28PM0.41m | 4:28AM0.40m | 5:12PM0.49m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 16 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 21 | 24 | 19 | 19 | 16 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 22 | 16 | 17 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 |
259 | 210 | 171 | 174 | 188 | 191 | 185 | 185 | 206 | 202 | 184 | 175 | 129 | 121 | 84 | 81 | 55 | 45 | 39 | 40 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 19 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 20 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 16 | S 16 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | NE 6 | E 13 | NE 6 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 4 | S 9 |
194 | 184 | 164 | 97 | 84 | 46 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 38 | 13 | 24 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 50 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 16 | 4 | 14 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | ENE 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | ENE 13 | S 18 | S 18 | E 13 | E 9 | E 13 | E 8 | — | E 10 | S 15 | S 15 | E 12 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 14 | S 9 | E 13 |
13 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 2 | 13 | 1 | — | 2 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | — | — | SSE 3 | — | S 4 |
28 | 22 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 80 | 107 | 119 | 79 | 92 | 25 | 57 | 27 | 79 | 111 | 80 | 62 | 120 | — | — | — | 4 | — | 8 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 119 | 321 | 189 | 119 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 130 | 119 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 686 | 255 | 57 | 70 |
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