Surf Forecasts:
Fennels Bay surf forecast from 23 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Friday 28 Aug, 1PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period, S swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 27 Aug, 7AM (local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period, SSE swell with 286 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Friday 28 Aug, 1PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with S swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Fennels Bay this week:
The surf forecast for Fennels Bay over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Friday (Aug 28) at 1PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.1m and 8s period. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Fennels Bay in the next 16 days are 1.7m 7s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Aug 27) at 7AM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.0m 6s period and expected on Sunday (Aug 30) at 4AM.
| Wave Type | Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 1PM (Fri 28th Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 8s |
| Best Surf | 1PM (Fri 28th Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 8s |
| Most Powerful | 7AM (Thu 27th Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) 7s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Fennels Bay over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon morning, min 12°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the ENE by Mon morning). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed morning, min 16°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 5 | ESE 5 | E 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSE 5 | SSE 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | SW 6 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 39 | 66 | 41 | 40 | 112 | 103 | 47 | 43 | 49 | 20 | 18 | 44 | 280 | 277 | 187 | 187 | 76 | 17 | 4 | 85 | 2 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | off | off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:46PM3.62m | 3:17AM3.66m | 3:47PM3.78m | 4:14AM3.84m | 4:40PM3.95m | 5:03AM4.03m | 5:27PM4.10m | 5:48AM4.18m | 6:10PM4.21m | 6:30AM4.27m | 6:52PM4.25m | 7:11AM4.30m | 7:34PM4.24m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 8:28AM1.21m | 9:05PM1.16m | 9:35AM1.07m | 10:06PM1.00m | 10:33AM0.89m | 11:00PM0.83m | 11:25AM0.73m | 11:49PM0.68m | 12:14PM0.60m | 00:36AM0.59m | 1:00PM0.51m | 1:21AM0.55m | 1:45PM0.48m | 2:06AM0.57m | |||||||
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 | 6:28 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — |
 | — | 8:39 | — | — | 8:37 | — | — | 8:36 | — | — | 8:34 | — | — | 8:31 | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | 8:27 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 19 | 18 | 15 |
Feels °C | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SE 6 | SSW 14 | ESE 6 | SSW 13 | SSW 9 | E 6 | ESE 5 | SSW 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | S 12 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 39 | 66 | 41 | 5 | 36 | 103 | 17 | 15 | 49 | 18 | 18 | 4 | 280 | 3 | 187 | 187 | 76 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 3 | SW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 14 | SW 9 | SSW 13 | S 8 | S 13 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SW 9 | — | SSE 10 | S 11 | S 11 | — | S 8 |
| kJ | 1 | 3 | 9 | 40 | 3 | 35 | 1 | 13 | 22 | 20 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 14 | 36 | — | 31 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 8 | W 9 | SW 9 | W 8 | S 8 | SE 10 | SE 9 | S 13 | S 12 | W 8 | — | W 7 | W 9 | W 8 | — | — | S 9 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 1 | — | 4 | 6 | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | E 4 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 5 | ESE 5 | — | — | ESE 4 | SSE 5 | — | S 8 | — | W 3 | WNW 4 | W 3 | WSW 4 | SW 6 | SW 6 |
| kJ | — | 2 | 4 | 24 | 112 | 98 | 47 | 43 | — | — | 8 | 44 | — | 277 | — | 11 | 25 | 8 | 13 | 85 | 51 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 26 | 94 | 9 | 121 | 121 | 9 | 121 | 121 | 121 | 126 | 133 | 121 | 53 | 121 | 106 | 9 | 21 | 248 | 582 | 474 | 474 |
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