
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fingal Bay today (21 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 5s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fingal Bay at 8AM is: 0.7m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 21). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (21 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 5s |
| Evening (21 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Fingal Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 27°C on Mon morning, min 16°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Mon morning, light winds from the E by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 11 | S 11 | S 5 | S 6 | SSE 7 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSE 9 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 19 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 13 | S 12 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
288 | 206 | 133 | 110 | 155 | 102 | 200 | 373 | 992 | 1442 | 1066 | 614 | 397 | 233 | 424 | 277 | 336 | 544 | 438 | 325 | 477 | 343 | 281 | 184 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:33AM1.02m | 4:08PM1.45m | 5:28AM1.11m | 5:04PM1.51m | 6:08AM1.22m | 5:51PM1.57m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:28PM0.61m | 9:18AM0.78m | 11:17PM0.54m | 10:31AM0.74m | 11:56PM0.46m | 11:29AM0.66m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 22 | 21 | 27 | 22 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 18 | 16 | 15 | 21 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | S 17 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | NE 5 | S 12 | S 12 | NNE 5 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSE 9 | S 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 16 | S 15 | S 13 | S 12 |
288 | 206 | 106 | 110 | 155 | 1 | 103 | 74 | 3 | 1442 | 1066 | 614 | 397 | 156 | 424 | 277 | 219 | 181 | 146 | 123 | 477 | 343 | 281 | 184 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | S 11 | S 16 | S 16 | ENE 5 | E 11 | NE 5 | NE 5 | S 18 | SSW 17 | S 16 | S 19 | S 11 | S 11 | S 17 | S 16 | S 19 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | S 20 |
34 | 55 | 133 | 79 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 59 | 79 | 28 | 199 | 233 | 86 | 192 | 336 | 544 | 438 | 325 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 7 | NE 5 | NE 5 | E 11 | — | E 11 | E 11 | — | — | — | S 15 | S 20 | S 19 | — | S 19 | — | — | — | E 13 | — | — | — | — |
58 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 17 | 8 | 62 | — | 179 | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | WNW 2 | WNW 2 | W 2 | WSW 3 | S 5 | S 6 | SSE 7 | S 9 | — | — | — | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 102 | 200 | 373 | 992 | — | — | — | 73 | 102 | 154 | 177 | 169 | 170 | 171 | 186 | 192 | 192 | 165 | 135 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 262 | 138 | 254 | 485 | 327 | 90 | 82 | 1 | 0 | 119 | 85 | 119 | 74 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 119 | 258 | 259 | 260 |
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