Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fingal Bay today (30 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Fingal Bay at 9AM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Fingal Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 16 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
196 | 157 | 196 | 145 | 171 | 168 | 157 | 224 | 230 | 244 | 244 | 243 | 167 | 208 | 585 | 220 | 153 | 177 | 330 | 292 | 233 | 233 | 189 | 185 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:31AM1.53m | 9:36PM1.68m | 10:07AM1.58m | 10:16PM1.59m | 10:47AM1.61m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:23AM0.25m | 3:25PM0.40m | 3:55AM0.29m | 4:10PM0.41m | 4:29AM0.34m | 4:59PM0.44m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 13 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 16 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
196 | 157 | 196 | 145 | 171 | 168 | 157 | 224 | 230 | 244 | 244 | 224 | 167 | 129 | 585 | 220 | 153 | 177 | 330 | 292 | 233 | 233 | 189 | 185 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | ENE 9 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 5 |
108 | 105 | 101 | 108 | 88 | 84 | 83 | 96 | 150 | 211 | 190 | 243 | 159 | 208 | 15 | 122 | 115 | 99 | 22 | 38 | 37 | 37 | 34 | 21 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | S 16 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 13 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | NE 12 | — | — | NE 12 | ENE 10 |
26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 48 | 24 | 29 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 6 | — | — | 6 | 33 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NNE 5 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 33 | 45 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 47 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 119 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
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