
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fingal Bay today (09 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Fingal Bay at 5AM is: 1.6m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (09 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (09 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Fingal Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, strong winds from the S by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 11 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
602 | 494 | 505 | 463 | 371 | 205 | 199 | 609 | 1149 | 1667 | 2010 | 2284 | 1940 | 1390 | 992 | 932 | 1066 | 1197 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 6:12PM1.84m | 6:59AM1.42m | 7:03PM1.88m | 7:42AM1.52m | 7:49PM1.87m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:54AM0.21m | 12:39PM0.39m | 1:36AM0.16m | 1:30PM0.32m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 8 | SE 7 | ESE 13 | SE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 11 |
602 | 494 | 505 | 463 | 371 | 205 | 65 | 17 | 37 | 49 | 81 | 75 | 50 | 1390 | 992 | 932 | 1066 | 1197 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 | S 22 | S 21 | S 20 |
8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 79 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 42 | 38 | 165 | 357 | 317 | 204 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | E 16 | E 9 | SE 13 | E 17 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | S 23 | SE 10 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 93 | 24 | 22 | 16 | 8 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NW 2 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 2 | 199 | 609 | 1149 | 1667 | 2010 | 2284 | 1940 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 477 | 663 | 206 | 206 | 220 | 127 | 82 | 50 | 82 | 50 | 90 | 35 |
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