Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fingal Point and Beach today (27 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fingal Point and Beach at 12AM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.6m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Fingal Point and Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu morning, min 16°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Wed 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 6 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
131 | 144 | 124 | 101 | 110 | 86 | 90 | 116 | 92 | 89 | 87 | 67 | 66 | 44 | 44 | 33 | 33 | 50 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy |
High Tide | 7:04PM1.64m | 7:18AM1.15m | 7:35PM1.69m | 7:52AM1.23m | 8:07PM1.70m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:37AM0.16m | 1:06PM0.11m | 2:06AM0.09m | 1:42PM0.08m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 20 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | E 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
131 | 144 | 124 | 101 | 83 | 86 | 90 | 116 | 92 | 89 | 87 | 231 | 243 | 221 | 243 | 33 | 312 | 184 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 6 | S 16 | NE 12 | NE 12 | SE 16 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SE 14 | E 8 | SE 11 |
7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 23 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 67 | 66 | 44 | 44 | 46 | 33 | 133 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | NE 13 | NNE 6 | NE 7 | NE 12 | NE 12 | S 16 | NE 12 | SE 15 | SE 15 | NNE 8 | SSE 15 | NNE 7 | SSE 12 | E 8 |
5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 21 | 5 | 31 | 50 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 3 | S 4 | S 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | — | — | — | SSE 9 | — | — |
— | — | 7 | 38 | 110 | 186 | 210 | 225 | 242 | 263 | 270 | 333 | — | — | — | 254 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
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