
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fingal Bay today (23 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 17s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 16s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 16s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Fingal Bay at 2PM is: 0.1m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 23). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (23 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 16s |
| Evening (23 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Fingal Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Warm (max 25°C on Sun night, min 16°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Fri afternoon, calm by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||
8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | E 12 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 22 | S 21 | S 16 | S 20 | S 20 | S 15 | S 19 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 |
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6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
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-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 7:02AM1.43m | 6:58PM1.52m | 7:38AM1.56m | 7:44PM1.54m | 8:14AM1.68m | 8:29PM1.54m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:53PM0.59m | 1:16AM0.38m | 1:41PM0.48m | 1:52AM0.36m | 2:27PM0.39m | |||||||||||||||||
6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 7:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | |
mm | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 22 |
Feels °C | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | S 16 | S 16 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 15 | S 15 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 |
6 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 392 | 315 | 264 | 217 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 343 | 287 | 294 | 261 | 5 | 4 | 493 | 523 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 15 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | — | S 16 | E 12 | E 12 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | — | S 22 | S 21 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 19 | — | S 15 | S 15 |
4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | 9 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | — | 4 | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | S 19 | S 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 20 | S 20 | — | — | — | — | — |
2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | — | — | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 |
181 | 156 | 165 | 241 | 376 | 430 | 655 | 643 | — | — | 212 | 245 | 302 | 384 | 627 | 581 | 596 | 542 | 307 | 365 | 1028 | 1040 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 192 | 11 | 248 | 645 | 454 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 41 | 506 | 260 | 173 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 52 | 11 | 6 | 1 |
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