Fingal Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.74° S 152.18° E

Fingal Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 26 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fingal Bay sea temperature is
18.7°C
0.1° 

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 (27 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Fingal Bay at 3AM is: 1.5m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 26). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)8s
Afternoon (27 Aug)6ft (1.8m)9s
Evening (27 Aug)5ft (1.6m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed night, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
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
1
1
2
2
2
3
2
2
1
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
S
6
1.5
S
7
1.5
S
7
1.6
S
7
1.6
S
8
1.7
S
9
1.9
S
9
1.8
S
9
1.7
S
9
1.6
S
9
1.4
S
9
1.3
S
9
1.7
S
12
1.8
S
11
1.7
S
11
1.6
SSE
11
1.4
SSE
10
1.3
SSE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
148
199
214
279
294
440
588
515
449
399
299
258
814
834
694
531
410
301
Wind (km/h)
25
S
20
S
25
S
25
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
15
S
15
SSE
5
ESE
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
5
W
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
SSE
10
S
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
7:06PM1.69m
7:50AM1.31m
7:44PM1.73m
8:23AM1.39m
8:21PM1.75m
Low Tide
1:47AM0.30m
1:22PM0.49m
2:19AM0.26m
2:03PM0.44m
clear
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:30
5:30
 mm
1
Temp °C
17
16
15
15
15
16
15
15
16
15
14
14
13
14
16
16
16
16
Feels °C
13
12
11
10
11
12
11
12
13
14
12
12
11
13
14
14
14
15
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