
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fingal Bay today (20 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 11s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Fingal Bay at 3AM is: 2.0m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.8m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (20 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 11s |
| Evening (20 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Fingal Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sun 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
919 | 980 | 980 | 890 | 918 | 831 | 748 | 657 | 644 | 169 | 116 | 84 | 82 | 81 | 56 | 56 | 54 | 50 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 00:07AM1.52m | 1:00PM1.41m | 00:51AM1.36m | 1:51PM1.41m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:03PM0.55m | 6:39AM0.36m | 7:00PM0.63m | 7:17AM0.45m | 8:03PM0.69m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
919 | 980 | 980 | 890 | 918 | 831 | 748 | 657 | 644 | 551 | 468 | 402 | 402 | 349 | 294 | 288 | 245 | 253 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 |
174 | 175 | 168 | 212 | 196 | 187 | 184 | 180 | 177 | 169 | 116 | 84 | 82 | 81 | 56 | 56 | 54 | 50 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | SE 17 | SE 17 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 14 | S 15 | S 15 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 |
13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 2 | NE 3 | NE 3 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 7 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 70 | 82 | 70 | 58 | 61 | 41 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 35 | 1 | 0 |
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