
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fingal Bay today (15 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 7s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Fingal Bay at 4AM is: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Jul) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (15 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (15 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Fingal Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed night, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Wed afternoon, calm by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | SSW 12 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
28 | 26 | 72 | 107 | 194 | 496 | 1301 | 1765 | 1488 | 1033 | 719 | 531 | 504 | 282 | 314 | 295 | 257 | 212 | 169 | 160 | 127 | 97 | 97 | 121 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:20PM2.02m | 9:07AM1.36m | 9:08PM2.01m | 9:55AM1.39m | 9:55PM1.94m | 10:41AM1.41m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:08AM0.07m | 2:39PM0.34m | 3:54AM0.06m | 3:30PM0.35m | 4:38AM0.10m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | S 11 | — | — | — | — | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 |
9 | 26 | 22 | 21 | 23 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 282 | 314 | 295 | 257 | 212 | 169 | 160 | 127 | 97 | 74 | 44 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | SSW 7 | S 16 | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 15 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 9 |
28 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 71 | 56 | 52 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 55 | 52 | 43 | 25 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | S 17 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 15 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 18 | S 12 | E 8 | E 8 | S 16 | SSW 11 |
2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 25 | 24 | 53 | 53 | 54 | 25 | 11 | 10 | 75 | 24 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 4 | W 4 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | ESE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 |
13 | 18 | 72 | 107 | 194 | 496 | 1301 | 1765 | 1488 | 1033 | 719 | 531 | 504 | 58 | — | — | — | — | — | 56 | 68 | 64 | 97 | 121 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 62 | 138 | 119 | 58 | 50 | 90 | 206 | 133 | 133 | 82 | 133 | 82 | 82 | 58 | 0 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 70 | 58 | 53 | 70 | 129 | 129 |
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