
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fingal Bay today (11 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Fingal Bay at 7AM is: 2.2m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 22s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 11). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Sep) | 8ft (2.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (11 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 10s |
| Evening (11 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Fingal Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun morning, min 14°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the NNE by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 20 | S 19 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1207 | 1109 | 1015 | 808 | 725 | 640 | 563 | 490 | 440 | 392 | 400 | 593 | 530 | 418 | 357 | 279 | 280 | 266 | 206 | 174 | 188 | 185 | 185 | 188 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:22AM1.60m | 8:31PM1.82m | 9:00AM1.65m | 9:11PM1.72m | 9:37AM1.66m | 9:49PM1.60m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:15AM0.16m | 2:17PM0.29m | 2:52AM0.19m | 3:02PM0.29m | 3:26AM0.24m | 3:45PM0.34m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
1207 | 1109 | 1015 | 808 | 725 | 640 | 563 | 490 | 440 | 392 | 400 | 593 | 530 | 418 | 357 | 279 | 259 | 206 | 206 | 174 | 188 | 185 | 185 | 188 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 15 | S 22 | S 22 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 16 | S 21 | S 20 | S 19 | S 18 | ENE 4 | S 16 | S 16 | E 13 | E 13 |
4 | 38 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 29 | 111 | 175 | 265 | 254 | 221 | 192 | 214 | 280 | 266 | 164 | 7 | 48 | 46 | 13 | 13 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | ENE 13 | E 13 | S 18 | E 13 | E 13 | ENE 13 | S 18 |
2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 14 | 98 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 7 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 2 | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 59 | 80 | 83 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 50 | 47 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 50 | 47 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 314 | 119 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 321 | 477 | 191 | 119 |
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