
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fingal Bay today (10 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 14s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 5s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Fingal Bay at 10PM is: 1.6m 5s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 10). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (10 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 14s |
| Evening (10 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Fingal Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Mon night, moderate winds from the NW by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 10 | Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | E 14 | E 13 | W 5 | WSW 5 | W 5 | W 5 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | S 13 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
3 | 4 | 3 | 125 | 144 | 117 | 98 | 78 | 130 | 330 | 882 | 633 | 467 | 400 | 346 | 290 | 273 | 217 | 168 | 130 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 6:27PM1.89m | 7:16AM1.31m | 7:19PM1.95m | 8:04AM1.39m | 8:07PM1.98m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:46AM0.46m | 1:16AM0.19m | 12:46PM0.39m | 2:03AM0.12m | 1:40PM0.33m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 17 | 14 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | S 13 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
387 | 282 | 194 | 148 | 108 | 75 | 73 | 78 | 130 | 330 | 882 | 633 | 467 | 400 | 346 | 290 | 273 | 217 | 168 | 130 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | — | S 19 | S 19 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | — | 7 | 7 | 73 | 73 | 121 | 46 | 45 | 45 | 32 | 36 | 54 | 52 | 50 | 49 | 50 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | — | S 12 | S 12 | S 18 | S 16 | ENE 9 | — | — | — | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | — | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 |
— | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 64 | — | — | — | 11 | 5 | 5 | — | 7 | 6 | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 5 | WSW 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 4 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | WSW 4 |
24 | 21 | 58 | 125 | 144 | 117 | 98 | 43 | 22 | 7 | 16 | 27 | 36 | 20 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 25 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 260 | 35 | 128 | 69 | 128 | 90 | 69 | 62 | 41 | 6 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 35 | 35 | 41 |
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