
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fingal Bay today (28 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 17s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Fingal Bay at 1AM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 27). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (28 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (28 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Fingal Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 8°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||
Mon 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 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 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 18 | S 9 | S 9 | S 15 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | SW 5 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
190 | 177 | 140 | 100 | 58 | 57 | 43 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 17 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 53 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 6:54PM1.69m | 7:39AM1.14m | 7:33PM1.74m | 8:18AM1.20m | 8:11PM1.77m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:47AM0.36m | 12:55PM0.53m | 2:22AM0.29m | 1:39PM0.50m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 12 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 |
190 | 177 | 140 | 100 | 58 | 57 | 43 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 4 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 16 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 |
8 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 31 | 19 | 19 | 14 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | SE 16 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 15 | SE 15 | S 18 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 18 | SE 6 | S 8 | S 7 | S 8 | E 13 |
3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 24 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | — | — | WNW 2 | WNW 3 | — | — | — | W 2 | W 3 | W 3 | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 5 |
— | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 53 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 0 | 35 | 2 | 143 | 2 | 138 | 455 | 138 | 138 | 119 |
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