Surf Forecasts:
FA's surf forecast from 24 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 25 Jul, 2AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period, ESE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Friday 24 Jul, 11PM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period, ESE swell with 107 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 25 Jul, 2AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with ESE swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for FA's this week:
The surf forecast for FA's over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Saturday (Jul 25) at 2AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.8m and 8s period. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at FA's in the next 16 days are 0.9m 8s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Jul 24) at 11PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.7m 4s period and expected on Thursday (Jul 30) at 2AM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 2AM (Sat 25th Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 8s |
| Best Surf | 2AM (Sat 25th Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 8s |
| Most Powerful | 11PM (Fri 24th Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for FA's over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s on the cards for FA's over the next couple of weeks.
Straight up, I’ll be honest with you: it’s a bleak run. We are looking at a solid gap of poor surf that stretches from now, Friday the 24th of July, all the way through to Friday the 7th of August. There is simply no rideable swell on offer for weeks. It’s a stretch of tiny, weak, and often messy conditions with very little energy pushing in. You’re looking at combined swell energy figures that mostly sit in the weak range, often below 100 or even down to single digits. That’s barely a ripple. The water temperature at the start sits at 83°, which is just about normal for this time of year, nothing out of the ordinary there.
Let’s run through it. Friday the 24th is a write-off – a tiny 2ft swell from the ESE with an onshore breeze killing any chance of a wave. Saturday the 25th morning offers a moment of hope with glassy conditions and a tiny 2ft swell, but it’s still just poor, ordinary surf – not worth paddling out for. The rest of July slides by with mostly small 1ft to 2ft swells, and the wind is either onshore, cross-off, or occasionally offshore, but the lack of size makes it all a non-event. The entire first week of August is more of the same: barely any swell, with the height stuck around 0.7ft to 2ft. The energy is pitiful.
The only flicker of something comes on the morning of Friday the 7th of August. We finally see a swell bump up to 3ft from the ESE with a period of 8 seconds, and the wind is light and cross-off, keeping things clean. The energy climbs to a moderate 66. Still, it’s described as “surfable but very ordinary.” This is the absolute best of a bad bunch, but it’s far from a standout.
Given the entire 16-day window is a barren stretch with no true quality, FA's is not a spot to get excited about right now. The consistency here is fairly consistent, but when the consistency is consistently bad, it’s a tough pill to swallow. It’s not the norm for the area, so forecasts can change, but right now, there’s nothing to chase.
Stay patient, Rusty out.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 31°C on Sat afternoon, min 25°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 47mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 35°C on Wed afternoon, min 23°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | SE 7 |
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 kJ | 65 | 83 | 60 | 93 | 41 | 45 | 44 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 33 | 35 | 33 | 19 | 17 | 12 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-on | off |
High Tide | 5:33PM1.41m | 5:48AM1.06m | 6:19PM1.45m | 6:35AM1.09m | 7:03PM1.49m | 7:19AM1.13m | 7:45PM1.52m | 8:01AM1.17m | 8:25PM1.55m | 8:43AM1.22m | 9:04PM1.56m | 9:23AM1.26m | 9:43PM1.55m | |||||||
Low Tide | 11:54PM0.26m | 11:37AM0.13m | 00:43AM0.23m | 12:26PM0.11m | 1:28AM0.20m | 1:13PM0.09m | 2:08AM0.15m | 1:55PM0.07m | 2:46AM0.11m | 2:36PM0.06m | 3:21AM0.07m | 3:14PM0.06m | 3:56AM0.05m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — |
 | 8:22 | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | 8:20 | — | — | 8:19 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | — | — | 10 | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 3 | — | 3 | 32 | 5 | — | 3 |
Temp °C | 29 | 27 | 30 | 31 | 27 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 33 | 28 | 31 | 35 | 24 | 27 | 31 | 28 |
Feels °C | 31 | 29 | 34 | 31 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 34 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 36 | 29 | 32 | 37 | 26 | 28 | 33 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 65 | 83 | 60 | 58 | 41 | 45 | 44 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 33 | 35 | 33 | 19 | 17 | 12 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SE 4 | — | NNW 4 | N 6 | SSE 4 | NE 4 | SSE 2 | SE 5 | NE 6 | SE 4 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | — | NNE 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 12 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 6 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | NE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 3 | — | — | ESE 8 | S 4 | WNW 2 | — | SE 4 | WNW 3 | SE 4 | — | — | SE 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | S 3 | WSW 4 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | 93 | 7 | 1 | — | 7 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 11 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 692 | 0 | 0 | 619 | 2 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 558 | 558 | 692 | 675 | 675 | 916 | 495 | 558 | 435 | 341 | 726 | 242 |
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