Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fingal Bay today (01 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Fingal Bay at 4AM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 31). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (01 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (01 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Fingal Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Tue morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||
Mon 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | ||||||||||||||||
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 16 | S 10 | S 10 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
237 | 196 | 161 | 191 | 389 | 330 | 255 | 242 | 189 | 185 | 144 | 141 | 141 | 106 | 108 | 110 | 79 | 75 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:16PM1.59m | 10:47AM1.61m | 11:00PM1.48m | 11:31AM1.62m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:10PM0.41m | 4:29AM0.34m | 4:59PM0.44m | 5:07AM0.40m | 5:56PM0.48m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 22 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 17 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 |
120 | 196 | 149 | 140 | 389 | 330 | 255 | 242 | 189 | 185 | 144 | 141 | 141 | 106 | 108 | 110 | 79 | 75 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | ENE 8 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
237 | 122 | 161 | 191 | 14 | 38 | 37 | 37 | 34 | 21 | 18 | 10 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 11 | NE 12 | — | NE 12 | NE 12 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 22 | 6 | — | 6 | 6 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 2 | NNE 2 | NNE 2 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | — | NE 4 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NW 2 | NNW 2 | — | — | WNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 |
— | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | 12 | 31 | 47 | 28 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 1 |
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