
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fingal Bay today (04 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Fingal Bay at 1PM is: 1.6m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (04 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (04 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Fingal Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the SSE by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 4 | Sunday 5 | Monday 6 | Tue 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
138 | 276 | 663 | 514 | 332 | 301 | 211 | 220 | 955 | 1794 | 2476 | 2395 | 1908 | 3385 | 2692 | 2130 | 1841 | 1618 | 1450 | 1378 | 1412 | 1412 | 1479 | 1508 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 11:18AM1.24m | 11:02PM1.64m | 11:59AM1.27m | 11:43PM1.56m | 12:44PM1.32m | 00:30AM1.47m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:14AM0.29m | 4:42PM0.60m | 5:50AM0.33m | 5:31PM0.64m | 6:28AM0.37m | 6:27PM0.66m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | |
— | — | — | 4:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:57 | — | — | — | 4:58 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 10 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 5 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | S 12 | E 8 | E 8 | E 13 | S 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | ESE 13 | E 13 | E 12 |
138 | 276 | 663 | 514 | 332 | 301 | 211 | 138 | 687 | 20 | 11 | 29 | 1110 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 36 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 13 | 12 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | SSW 7 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | S 12 | S 12 | E 11 | — | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | — | — | — | E 14 | E 11 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 13 |
14 | 114 | 29 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 139 | 220 | 37 | — | 13 | 30 | 13 | — | — | — | 37 | 9 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 11 | E 11 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
14 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 39 | 37 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 955 | 1794 | 2476 | 2395 | 1908 | 3385 | 2692 | 2130 | 1841 | 1618 | 1450 | 1378 | 1412 | 1412 | 1479 | 1508 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 50 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 50 | 90 | 70 | 206 | 447 | 454 | 206 | 248 | 327 | 317 | 293 | 255 | 133 | 82 | 82 | 70 |
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