
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fingal Bay today (08 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 11s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 11s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fingal Bay at 10AM is: 2.5m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.8m 14s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (08 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (08 Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Fingal Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 11°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
2629 | 2248 | 2015 | 1693 | 1592 | 1344 | 871 | 763 | 1403 | 705 | 967 | 815 | 667 | 742 | 681 | 667 | 549 | 456 | 456 | 486 | 569 | 527 | 517 | 459 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:26AM1.37m | 2:32PM1.45m | 2:33AM1.28m | 3:35PM1.55m | 3:53AM1.21m | 4:40PM1.67m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:56AM0.45m | 8:50PM0.65m | 8:50AM0.48m | 10:11PM0.59m | 9:49AM0.48m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:59 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
2629 | 2248 | 2015 | 1693 | 1592 | 1344 | 871 | 763 | 785 | 462 | 967 | 815 | 667 | 742 | 681 | 667 | 549 | 456 | 456 | 486 | 569 | 527 | 517 | 459 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | — | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | S 20 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | S 17 | S 21 | S 16 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | S 19 | S 20 | S 21 | ESE 15 |
25 | — | 86 | 246 | 277 | 410 | 686 | 651 | 443 | 7 | 138 | 160 | 160 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 91 | 147 | 114 | 113 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 22 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 23 | S 23 | S 18 | S 22 | S 21 | S 21 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 20 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 20 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 11 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 3 | W 3 | SSW 3 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 524 | 1403 | 705 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 8 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 90 | 90 | 70 | 70 | 50 | 82 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 11 | 0 | 41 | 41 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
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