Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fingal Bay today (23 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Fingal Bay at 9PM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 23). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Fingal Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Tue morning, min 16°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Mon afternoon, calm by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | S 9 | S 14 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 16 | S 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 434 | 275 | 289 | 290 | 350 | 269 | 206 | 202 | 162 | 131 | 136 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 78 | 53 | 54 | 54 | 43 | 43 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 4:53PM1.50m | 5:52AM1.04m | 5:43PM1.56m | 6:37AM1.13m | 6:27PM1.63m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:01AM0.54m | 10:53AM0.67m | 00:40AM0.45m | 11:50AM0.62m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 |
Temp °C | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 16 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 434 | 275 | 143 | 290 | 350 | 269 | 206 | 202 | 162 | 131 | 136 | 108 | 108 | 65 | 97 | 53 | 54 | 54 | 202 | 178 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | S 15 | S 14 | S 8 | E 13 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 5 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | S 11 | S 10 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 20 | 165 | 289 | 108 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 19 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 16 | 21 | 108 | 78 | 21 | 43 | 41 | 31 | 30 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | — | E 14 | E 14 | — | E 13 | S 18 | ENE 7 | ENE 9 | S 15 | — | S 17 | S 17 | ENE 9 | — | — | — | — | S 16 | S 16 |
| kJ | 50 | — | 4 | 4 | — | 3 | 25 | 10 | 7 | 4 | — | 23 | 24 | 17 | — | — | — | — | 43 | 43 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 9 | E 4 | E 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | — | — |
| kJ | — | 20 | 30 | 43 | 49 | 36 | 28 | 33 | 25 | 54 | 69 | 47 | 57 | 146 | 194 | 106 | 106 | 189 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 90 | 119 | 119 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 310 | 260 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 52 | 6 | 0 |
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