
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fingal Bay today (28 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 17s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Fingal Bay at 6PM is: 0.5m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 28). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (28 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (28 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Fingal Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | S 7 | S 18 | S 9 | S 16 | S 15 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | SW 4 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
44 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 19 | 17 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 32 | 91 | 82 | 300 | 976 | 771 | 612 | 464 | 501 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 7:33PM1.74m | 8:18AM1.20m | 8:11PM1.77m | 8:55AM1.26m | 8:47PM1.78m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:55PM0.53m | 2:22AM0.29m | 1:39PM0.50m | 2:56AM0.24m | 2:21PM0.48m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 16 | 17 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 17 | S 16 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | S 13 | SSW 6 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 |
44 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 22 | 21 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 70 | 976 | 771 | 612 | 464 | 501 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | S 17 | S 8 | S 7 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | ENE 6 | S 12 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | ENE 7 |
25 | 14 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 24 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 300 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 15 | SE 15 | S 18 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 18 | SE 6 | SE 6 | NE 6 | S 7 | SE 6 | E 6 | E 13 | ENE 6 | E 13 | E 12 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 |
8 | 8 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 3 | — | NE 2 | NNE 2 | W 2 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 32 | 91 | 82 | 127 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 35 | 2 | 451 | 384 | 451 | 450 | 206 | 138 | 308 | 203 | 41 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 50 |
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