
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fingal Bay today (08 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fingal Bay at 7PM is: 2.1m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 08). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (08 Sep) | 7ft (2.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (08 Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Fingal Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Tue night, strong winds from the S by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | S 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
929 | 759 | 602 | 494 | 505 | 463 | 371 | 205 | 167 | 628 | 1149 | 1667 | 2175 | 2458 | 2107 | 1730 | 1290 | 1289 | 1338 | 1397 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 6:12PM1.84m | 6:59AM1.42m | 7:03PM1.88m | 7:42AM1.52m | 7:49PM1.87m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:41AM0.48m | 00:54AM0.21m | 12:39PM0.39m | 1:36AM0.16m | 1:30PM0.32m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | S 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 8 | SE 7 | ESE 13 | SE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 23 | S 21 | S 20 |
8 | 759 | 602 | 494 | 505 | 463 | 371 | 205 | 65 | 17 | 37 | 51 | 81 | 76 | 40 | 1418 | 1035 | 361 | 323 | 271 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 16 | S 23 | ESE 10 | S 23 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
— | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 79 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 42 | 38 | 165 | 21 | 8 | 8 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | E 16 | E 9 | SE 13 | E 17 | E 16 | ENE 9 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | S 23 | SE 10 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 |
— | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 93 | 24 | 6 | 2 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 2 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
929 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 167 | 628 | 1149 | 1667 | 2175 | 2458 | 2107 | 1730 | 1290 | 1289 | 1338 | 1397 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 206 | 50 | 47 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 663 | 206 | 206 | 215 | 133 | 82 | 50 | 133 | 50 | 50 | 50 |
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