Surf Forecasts:
Fennels Bay surf forecast from 20 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 22 Aug, 10PM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period, SSW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 25 Aug, 1PM (local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period, ESE swell with 288 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 22 Aug, 10PM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SSW 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 Saturday (Aug 22) at 10PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.4m and 15s period with a secondary swell of 0.2m and 4s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Fennels Bay in the next 16 days are 1.8m 7s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Aug 25) at 1PM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.6m 3s period and expected on Friday (Aug 21) at 1AM.
| Wave Type | Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 10PM (Sat 22nd Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) 15s |
| Best Surf | 10PM (Sat 22nd Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) 15s |
| Most Powerful | 1PM (Tue 25th Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) 7s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Fennels Bay over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Thu afternoon, calm by Sat night). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon morning, min 14°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Sun night, fresh winds from the E by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 7 | ESE 5 | SSW 8 | S 7 | S 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 41 | 40 | 21 | 20 | 50 | 42 | 42 | 73 | 39 | 66 | 41 | 40 | 77 | 139 | 223 | 97 | 39 | 19 | 124 | 114 |
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 | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-off | on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:42PM3.52m | 12:17PM3.52m | 00:56AM3.46m | 1:34PM3.52m | 2:11AM3.51m | 2:46PM3.62m | 3:17AM3.66m | 3:47PM3.78m | 4:14AM3.84m | 4:40PM3.95m | 5:03AM4.03m | 5:27PM4.10m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 5:27PM1.18m | 6:00AM1.26m | 6:39PM1.27m | 7:14AM1.28m | 7:54PM1.27m | 8:28AM1.21m | 9:05PM1.16m | 9:35AM1.07m | 10:06PM1.00m | 10:33AM0.89m | 11:00PM0.83m | 11:25AM0.73m | 11:49PM0.68m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — |
 | 8:46 | — | — | 8:45 | — | — | 8:43 | — | — | 8:39 | — | — | 8:37 | — | — | 8:36 | — | — | 8:34 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 |
Feels °C | 11 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 13 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | ENE 4 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SE 7 | SSW 13 | SE 7 | ESE 5 | S 4 | S 12 | S 8 |
| kJ | 41 | 40 | 14 | 20 | 50 | 42 | 3 | 73 | 39 | 66 | 41 | 40 | 36 | 139 | 34 | 97 | 39 | 6 | 12 | 114 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | SW 6 | S 16 | SSW 13 | S 13 | — | SSW 15 | E 4 | — | W 8 | SSW 9 | SSE 7 | SW 8 | SSW 13 | SW 8 | S 13 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | — | S 12 |
| kJ | 4 | 1 | 21 | 17 | 13 | — | 42 | 1 | — | 1 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 35 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 19 | — | 11 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 6 | NE 4 | W 8 | — | SSW 12 | S 12 | W 9 | SE 5 | — | SE 4 | SW 9 | W 9 | S 8 | W 8 | SSW 8 | S 13 | E 4 | W 10 | WSW 8 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 14 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 3 | N 3 | NNW 3 | N 3 | N 3 | NE 5 | — | — | — | ESE 3 | ESE 4 | E 4 | SE 6 | ENE 4 | SE 6 | E 6 | — | SSW 5 | S 7 | — |
| kJ | 6 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 10 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 21 | 77 | 27 | 223 | 73 | — | 17 | 124 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 458 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 9 | 129 | 9 | 26 | 256 | 13 | 124 | 133 | 121 | 121 | 121 | 121 | 121 | 261 | 21 |
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