
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fingal Bay today (05 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Fingal Bay at 10AM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 05). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (05 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
| Evening (05 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Fingal Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 27°C on Sat afternoon, min 16°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Mon morning, fresh winds from the S by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 6 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 10 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
102 | 95 | 191 | 133 | 122 | 85 | 83 | 67 | 67 | 47 | 48 | 86 | 121 | 233 | 340 | 1026 | 2126 | 1250 | 797 | 516 | 390 | 605 | 541 | 516 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross | cross | cross | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | on |
High Tide | 2:13AM1.13m | 2:45PM1.64m | 3:52AM1.12m | 4:05PM1.69m | 5:12AM1.20m | 5:14PM1.77m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:53AM0.60m | 9:55PM0.48m | 9:14AM0.61m | 11:08PM0.39m | 10:34AM0.57m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 16 | 21 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 19 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | NE 5 | S 10 | NE 6 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | NE 6 | NE 6 | E 10 | E 10 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | E 10 |
84 | 61 | 191 | 133 | 122 | 85 | 27 | 67 | 30 | 47 | 48 | 31 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 1729 | 1250 | 797 | 516 | 390 | 605 | 541 | 8 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 12 | NE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | S 9 | ENE 6 | S 10 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | E 10 | E 10 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | S 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 11 |
102 | 95 | 22 | 22 | 17 | 7 | 83 | 22 | 67 | 19 | 19 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 119 | 9 | 9 | 9 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 3 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | N 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 9 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | — | S 15 | — | — | — | E 10 | NE 8 | E 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | NNE 7 | NE 7 |
2 | 17 | 17 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | — | 17 | — | — | — | 8 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 2 | NW 2 | NNE 6 | NNE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 6 | N 3 | NW 2 | WSW 3 | SW 4 | SW 6 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 10 | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 9 |
1 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 33 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 36 | 86 | 121 | 233 | 340 | 1026 | 2126 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 516 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 90 | 62 | 81 | 90 | 82 | 293 | 50 | 47 | 47 | 1 | 1 | 47 | 255 | 128 | 53 |
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