Fingal Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.74° S 152.18° E

Fingal Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 26 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fingal Bay sea temperature is
18.4°C
0.2° 

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


How big are the waves at Fingal Bay today (26 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Fingal Bay at 12PM is: 0.3m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 1.0m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 26). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)16s
Afternoon (26 Aug)4ft (1.2m)5s
Evening (26 Aug)5ft (1.5m)7s

Table - waves today at Fingal Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 13°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Wed afternoon, calm by Thu night).

Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
3
2
2
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
S
16
0.4
S
16
0.3
S
15
1.2
S
5
1.4
S
6
1.5
S
7
1.5
S
7
1.5
S
7
1.6
S
8
2
S
9
1.8
S
9
1.7
S
9
1.6
S
9
1.5
S
9
1.5
S
9
1.4
S
9
1.3
SSE
12
1.7
S
11
1.7
S
11
1.6
SSE
11
1.4
SSE
10
1.3
SSE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
79
76
41
77
153
205
211
236
291
627
515
449
389
351
351
313
494
759
694
541
435
349
Wind (km/h)
20
W
25
SW
30
SSW
30
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
15
S
10
SE
5
NE
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
WSW
10
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
7:15AM1.22m
7:06PM1.69m
7:50AM1.31m
7:44PM1.73m
8:23AM1.39m
8:21PM1.75m
Low Tide
12:38PM0.55m
1:47AM0.30m
1:22PM0.49m
2:19AM0.26m
2:03PM0.44m
light rain
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:16
6:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:29
5:30
5:30
 mm
1
4
5
1
1
Temp °C
16
17
17
17
17
16
16
16
16
15
15
15
15
15
14
14
13
14
16
15
16
15
Feels °C
13
14
12
12
13
12
12
12
12
11
11
12
13
14
12
13
11
13
15
13
14
13
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