
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fingal Bay today (24 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 18s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 17s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 22s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Fingal Bay at 9AM is: 0.1m 18s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 24). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (24 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 17s |
| Evening (24 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 22s |
Table - waves today at Fingal Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm (max 26°C on Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sat morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Mon morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | Monday 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 19 | E 12 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 22 | S 22 | S 21 | S 16 | S 20 | S 20 | S 15 | S 19 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | NE 9 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 4 | S 6 | S 8 | S 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 40 | 106 | 323 | 550 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:38AM1.56m | 7:44PM1.54m | 8:14AM1.68m | 8:29PM1.54m | 8:53AM1.78m | 9:15PM1.51m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:16AM0.38m | 1:41PM0.48m | 1:52AM0.36m | 2:27PM0.39m | 2:29AM0.34m | 3:15PM0.31m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:10 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 24 | 21 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 8 | S 9 |
277 | 238 | 196 | 159 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 318 | 287 | 277 | 243 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 618 | 891 | 431 | 362 | 276 | 216 | 138 | 105 | 550 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 22 | S 21 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 19 | — | — | S 15 | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
3 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | — | — | 4 | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 184 | 70 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | — | — | S 22 | — | — | — | S 20 | S 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
7 | 7 | 6 | — | — | 9 | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 8 | — | — | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | — | WNW 3 | SW 3 | S 4 | S 6 | S 8 | — |
481 | 489 | — | — | 186 | 232 | 310 | 347 | 650 | 567 | 507 | 475 | 307 | 525 | 608 | 1182 | 528 | — | 3 | 4 | 40 | 106 | 323 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 11 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 506 | 506 | 198 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 41 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 35 | 57 | 293 | 348 | 70 | 47 |
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