Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fingal Bay today (30 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Fingal Bay at 2AM is: 0.9m 17s primary swell from a South direction and 1.0m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 29). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (30 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
| Evening (30 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Fingal Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 29 | Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | ||||||||||||||||
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 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 188 | 215 | 443 | 520 | 605 | 471 | 631 | 506 | 407 | 316 | 229 | 167 | 117 | 102 | 66 | 59 | 57 | 36 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:01PM1.49m | 10:21AM1.77m | 10:49PM1.38m | 11:09AM1.76m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:56AM0.39m | 4:52PM0.36m | 4:38AM0.46m | 5:52PM0.40m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 188 | 148 | 276 | 520 | 605 | 471 | 631 | 506 | 407 | 316 | 104 | 78 | 57 | 46 | 66 | 59 | 57 | 36 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 17 | S 17 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | NE 8 | — | — | — | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | — | — | SSW 15 | S 16 |
| kJ | 54 | 215 | 443 | 266 | 188 | 205 | 18 | — | — | — | 229 | 167 | 117 | 102 | — | — | 22 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 19 | S 13 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 120 | 79 | 17 | 17 | 24 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | ENE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 28 | 28 | 31 | 26 | 39 | 40 | 24 | 90 | 138 | 132 | 230 | 145 | 120 | 103 | 65 | 120 | 168 | 189 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 119 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 119 | 119 | 119 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 119 | 260 | 198 | 11 |
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