
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fingal Bay today (15 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 4s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Fingal Bay at 3PM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 15). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (15 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (15 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Fingal Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 24°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Tue night, light winds from the SE by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 5 | S 7 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
31 | 30 | 30 | 16 | 15 | 60 | 636 | 1399 | 2035 | 2344 | 2896 | 3360 | 3290 | 3288 | 3018 | 2759 | 2265 | 2050 | 1409 | 1057 | 763 | 601 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | off |
High Tide | 10:50AM1.62m | 11:01PM1.32m | 11:27AM1.57m | 11:39PM1.19m | 12:07PM1.51m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:28AM0.40m | 5:12PM0.49m | 4:58AM0.49m | 6:00PM0.57m | 5:28AM0.57m | 6:55PM0.64m | ||||||||||||||||
5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 22 | 24 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 16 | 20 | 21 | 17 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 12 | NE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | E 13 | S 10 | S 19 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 |
39 | 32 | 26 | 18 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 24 | 27 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 3 | 1724 | 28 | 1057 | 763 | 601 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | E 13 | E 14 | E 14 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 13 | E 13 | E 13 | S 19 | E 13 | S 19 |
31 | 30 | 30 | 16 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | 3 | 3 | 28 | 3 | 7 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 14 | E 13 | E 15 | S 16 | S 16 | — | ENE 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 13 | NE 13 | E 13 |
3 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | — | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 7 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 3 | — | SSE 3 | S 4 | S 5 | S 7 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | — |
— | 3 | — | 6 | 8 | 60 | 636 | 1399 | 2035 | 2344 | 2896 | 3360 | 3290 | 3288 | 3018 | 2759 | 2265 | 2050 | 1409 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 686 | 1416 | 70 | 70 | 262 | 90 | 90 | 713 | 869 | 869 | 520 | 327 | 90 | 82 | 90 | 82 | 90 | 50 | 17 | 0 |
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