Surf-Forecast | Fannie Bay Surf Guide

Lat Long: 12.42° S 130.83° E

Issued: 2 am 14 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Fannie Bay sea temperature is

29.5°C

Fannie Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

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Fannie Bay Surf Guide

Fannie Bay in Darwin - Northern Territories is a fairly exposed beach break Works best in offshore winds from the east northeast with some shelter here from north winds. Waves just as likely from local windswells as from distant groundswells and the best swell direction is from the northwest. The beach breaks offer lefts and rights. Relatively few surfers here, even on good days. Beware of Box Jelly Fish, Crocodile, Sharks, Rays, rips.

Fannie Bay Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach	2	rarely breaks	29.5°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Fannie Bay:

The best conditions reported for surf at Fannie Bay occur when a Northwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the East-northeast.

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

What's the best time of year to surf Fannie Bay (for consistent clean waves)?

januaryBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Fannie Bay with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of January. Clean surfable waves are typically found 0% of the time in January while 1% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 99% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

99%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Fannie Bay Location Map

Interactive Fannie Bay surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The nearest passenger airport to Fannie Bay is Kununurra Airport (KNX) in Australia, which is 438 km (272 miles) away (directly). The second closest airport to Fannie Bay is El Tari (Kupang) Airport (KOE) in Indonesia, 820 km (509 miles) away.

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Live Wave Height (m)
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Please note that some surf spot locations are approximate to protect their exact location while others are not shown at close zoom level.

Fannie Bay Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Wednesday, 14 October 2026, 08:42 Local Time

m, °C	Wednesday 14
ft, °F	6:30AM	9:30AM	12:30PM	3:30PM
Wave (m)
Period (s)	-	-	-	-
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross- off

What does Fannie Bay look like?

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Tides at Fannie Bay

Current tide and informaton

For Night Cliff, Australia, 4 km from Fannie Bay.

Next High Water: 08:29pm | 6.51m

Next Low Water: 02:11pm | 0.72m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
high tide
low tide

Fannie Bay Sea Temperature

Sunny with very warm air temperatures, feeling like 29.0 °C once we account for any wind. Sea temperatures (29.5 °C) very warm too. Staying comfortable in the water at Fannie Bay won't be a problem, but wear at least a rash-vest to keep the UV off.

Today, many surfers would wear a rashvest wetsuit.

Current Temp*: 29.5°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite