Fingal Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.74° S 152.18° E

Fingal Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 12 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fingal Bay sea temperature is
18.2° C
0.5° 

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 (12 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Fingal Bay at 9AM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 12). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)10s
Afternoon (12 Aug)4ft (1.2m)10s
Evening (12 Aug)3ft (0.9m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed morning, min 11°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.

Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
S
11
1.6
S
11
1.5
S
10
1.3
S
10
1.2
S
10
1.1
S
9
1
S
9
0.9
S
9
0.9
SSW
8
1
S
8
1.1
S
8
1.2
S
7
1.2
S
7
1.4
S
8
1.6
S
9
1.6
S
9
1.5
S
9
1.4
S
8
1.3
S
8
1.2
S
8
1.2
S
9
1.2
S
9
1.3
S
9
1.3
S
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
695
606
506
346
279
217
164
127
120
134
142
155
142
252
389
389
326
271
212
163
249
224
252
235
Wind (km/h)
20
W
15
WNW
20
NW
25
WNW
25
WNW
15
W
30
WNW
30
W
30
W
30
W
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
SSW
15
S
15
SSE
15
S
10
SSW
20
W
20
W
15
WSW
15
S
20
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:04AM1.39m
8:07PM1.98m
8:48AM1.46m
8:52PM1.95m
9:30AM1.51m
9:35PM1.86m
Low Tide
2:03AM0.12m
1:40PM0.33m
2:46AM0.08m
2:30PM0.30m
3:27AM0.10m
3:18PM0.30m
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:31
6:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:20
5:21
5:21
 mm
Temp °C
14
14
14
15
18
18
17
14
13
12
11
12
15
16
16
16
15
12
11
13
14
15
16
16
Feels °C
9
10
9
9
11
13
10
7
7
5
5
6
10
12
12
13
12
8
7
10
11
11
12
12
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