
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fingal Bay today (11 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Fingal Bay at 3AM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 10). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (11 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
| Evening (11 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Fingal Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Mon night, min 18°C on Tue morning). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sat 10 | Sunday 11 | Monday 12 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | E 9 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
84 | 55 | 40 | 37 | 21 | 21 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 27 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 9 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross |
High Tide | 9:07PM1.63m | 9:29AM1.75m | 9:46PM1.54m | 10:04AM1.76m | 10:23PM1.43m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:12AM0.30m | 3:45PM0.32m | 3:44AM0.34m | 4:27PM0.34m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 25 | 24 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 27 | 28 |
Feels °C | 23 | 24 | 21 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 25 | 24 | 20 | 22 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 8 | NE 6 |
121 | 113 | 82 | 43 | 25 | 17 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 27 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 78 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | E 9 | ENE 4 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | E 8 | SE 8 | E 8 | SE 8 |
84 | 55 | 40 | 37 | 21 | 21 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 14 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 9 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 7 | E 9 | E 9 | S 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 6 | E 8 | S 6 | S 6 | S 16 | S 15 |
8 | 8 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | — | — | SSW 3 | S 4 | S 4 | — | E 6 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | — | — | — | ENE 5 | NE 4 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
330 | — | — | 3 | 7 | 9 | — | 20 | 17 | 20 | 7 | — | — | — | 11 | 57 | 101 | 144 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 11 | 0 | 1 | 47 | 1 | 2 | 876 | 258 | 172 | 74 | 2 | 41 | 62 | 128 | 93 | 119 | 35 | 1 |
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