Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fingal Bay today (17 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fingal Bay at 9PM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Fingal Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 14°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 10 | ESE 7 | ESE 10 | E 9 | SE 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
127 | 117 | 136 | 153 | 181 | 162 | 148 | 188 | 169 | 169 | 142 | 165 | 136 | 122 | 116 | 92 | 101 | 269 | 256 | 132 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:30AM1.52m | 11:32PM1.42m | 12:11PM1.49m | 00:10AM1.27m | 12:55PM1.45m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:37PM0.51m | 5:47AM0.42m | 6:27PM0.61m | 6:20AM0.51m | 7:26PM0.68m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | ESE 7 | S 9 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 10 | S 8 | SE 9 |
127 | 109 | 74 | 56 | 53 | 162 | 36 | 97 | 87 | 57 | 142 | 165 | 136 | 122 | 116 | 84 | 101 | 269 | 22 | 132 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 9 | SE 11 | E 9 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | S 11 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | S 9 | — | E 12 |
116 | 67 | 49 | 47 | 44 | 36 | 40 | 7 | 41 | 70 | 56 | 98 | 111 | 107 | 95 | 92 | 86 | 25 | — | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SE 11 | S 12 | S 12 | SE 15 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 14 | S 14 | SSE 7 |
— | — | — | — | 19 | 44 | 44 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 87 | 56 | 55 | 48 | 46 | 29 | 24 | 4 | 4 | 9 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | — | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | NE 5 |
— | 117 | 136 | 153 | 181 | — | 148 | 188 | 169 | 169 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 256 | 38 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 82 | 221 | 171 | 153 | 11 | 70 | 35 | 143 | 206 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 157 | 11 | 1 |
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