
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fingal Bay today (04 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Fingal Bay at 8PM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 04). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (04 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (04 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Fingal Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sun morning, light winds from the WSW by Mon morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 4 | Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 14 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 11 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
596 | 402 | 202 | 122 | 102 | 95 | 191 | 133 | 122 | 85 | 63 | 68 | 68 | 47 | 82 | 53 | 117 | 183 | 217 | 1069 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 1:28PM1.62m | 2:13AM1.13m | 2:45PM1.64m | 3:52AM1.12m | 4:05PM1.69m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:27PM0.53m | 7:53AM0.60m | 9:55PM0.48m | 9:14AM0.61m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 21 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 18 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 22 | 25 | 23 | 20 | 17 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | NE 6 | NE 7 | E 10 |
596 | 402 | 202 | 122 | 84 | 61 | 191 | 133 | 122 | 24 | 32 | 38 | 32 | 27 | 21 | 53 | 117 | 6 | 2 | 8 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 17 | S 14 | S 12 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | NE 6 | NE 6 | E 10 | E 10 | NE 7 |
18 | 17 | 17 | 51 | 102 | 95 | 22 | 17 | 17 | 85 | 63 | 68 | 68 | 47 | 30 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 7 | S 18 | ENE 9 | NE 4 | ENE 9 | NE 6 | N 10 | E 11 | E 9 | E 9 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | S 10 | E 10 | S 15 | — | — |
8 | 8 | 26 | 17 | 3 | 33 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 17 | 8 | 17 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 3 | NNE 3 | WNW 2 | WNW 2 | NNE 6 | NE 9 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NW 2 | N 3 | W 3 | WSW 4 | SW 6 | W 4 | W 4 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 11 |
— | — | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 30 | 12 | 98 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 82 | 21 | 7 | 183 | 217 | 1069 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 82 | 242 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 123 | 41 | 62 | 58 | 523 | 90 | 50 |
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