Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fingal Bay today (28 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fingal Bay at 5AM is: 1.4m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 12s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Fingal Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sat morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu night, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | ||||||||||||||||
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 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
450 | 399 | 351 | 320 | 909 | 849 | 694 | 595 | 432 | 356 | 295 | 283 | 283 | 351 | 539 | 641 | 550 | 251 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 7:44PM1.73m | 8:23AM1.39m | 8:21PM1.75m | 8:57AM1.47m | 8:58PM1.73m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:19AM0.26m | 2:03PM0.44m | 2:51AM0.24m | 2:44PM0.41m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | S 9 |
450 | 399 | 351 | 320 | 909 | 849 | 694 | 595 | 432 | 356 | 295 | 283 | 283 | 24 | 24 | 641 | 550 | 209 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 12 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 11 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 10 | SSW 9 | ENE 9 | S 9 | SSE 10 |
43 | 41 | 39 | 210 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 21 | 40 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 32 | 29 | 25 | 125 | 251 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | ENE 8 | S 13 | SSW 12 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 10 | — | S 17 | S 17 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
65 | 60 | 55 | 27 | 92 | 29 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 41 | 38 | 19 | — | 6 | 6 | 26 | 27 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | S 4 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 10 | 351 | 539 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 255 | 50 | 35 | 1 | 50 | 1 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 41 | 17 |
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