Surf Forecasts:
Fingal Bay surf forecast from 8 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Thursday 9 Jul, 7PM (local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 10s period, SE swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 15 Jul, 10PM (local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 11s period, S swell with 3,255 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Thursday 9 Jul, 7PM (local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 10s period with SE swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Fingal Bay this week:
The surf forecast for Fingal Bay over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Thursday (Jul 09) at 7PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 2.0m and 10s period with a secondary swell of 0.1m and 21s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Fingal Bay in the next 16 days are 3.5m 11s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Jul 15) at 10PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.9m 4s period and expected on Monday (Jul 13) at 7AM.
| Wave Type | Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 7PM (Thu 9th Jul) | 6.5ft (2.0m) 10s |
| Best Surf | 7PM (Thu 9th Jul) | 6.5ft (2.0m) 10s |
| Most Powerful | 10PM (Wed 15th Jul) | 11ft (3.5m) 11s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Fingal Bay over the next 16 days.
Hey, Rusty here. Let’s talk Fingal Bay for the next couple weeks. It’s a mixed bag – this spot is usually consistent, but the next 16 days are more about picking the clean windows than scoring anything pumping. The first few days have some size but the wind’s not playing ball, so don’t get too excited. The best chance for a decent session looks like Saturday morning, July 11, when it’s small but clean. After that, strong winds and messy swell take over, then things drop right off.
Starting Thursday July 9 morning – there’s a 7 ft swell out of the SE, period 10 seconds, but the wind’s light cross-onshore at 3 mph. Combined wave energy’
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed night, min 11°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wed 15 | |||||||||||||||
Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SW 7 | SSW 8 | S 11 | S 8 | S 7 | S 11 | S 10 | S 11 | S 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 899 | 815 | 742 | 573 | 665 | 659 | 424 | 222 | 222 | 194 | 125 | 64 | 158 | 81 | 302 | 68 | 49 | 82 | 73 | 59 | 302 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | on | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:33AM1.28m | 3:35PM1.55m | 3:53AM1.21m | 4:40PM1.67m | 5:14AM1.20m | 5:41PM1.79m | 6:24AM1.22m | 6:38PM1.90m | 7:24AM1.27m | 7:30PM1.98m | 8:18AM1.32m | 8:20PM2.02m | 9:07AM1.36m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 8:50AM0.48m | 10:11PM0.59m | 9:49AM0.48m | 11:27PM0.47m | 10:52AM0.47m | 00:32AM0.34m | 11:53AM0.43m | 1:28AM0.22m | 12:51PM0.39m | 2:20AM0.12m | 1:47PM0.35m | 3:08AM0.07m | 2:39PM0.34m | ||||||||
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 | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:50 | — |
 | — | — | 4:59 | — | — | 4:59 | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | 5:01 |
mm | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
Feels °C | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 9 | SSW 8 | S 11 | S 8 | S 7 | S 11 | S 10 | S 6 | S 20 |
| kJ | 418 | 815 | 742 | 573 | 665 | 659 | 424 | 197 | 222 | 194 | 125 | 64 | 21 | 81 | 302 | 68 | 49 | 82 | 73 | 43 | 8 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 23 | ESE 11 | S 17 | SE 14 | S 20 | S 20 | ESE 14 | ESE 12 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 6 | E 10 | ESE 9 | SE 8 | SSW 11 | S 11 | E 10 | S 18 | S 11 | — |
| kJ | 10 | 186 | 6 | 179 | 7 | 8 | 41 | 222 | 129 | 38 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 23 | 9 | 2 | 58 | 59 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 23 | S 22 | S 16 | S 19 | S 14 | S 19 | S 15 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | SSE 8 | S 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | S 20 | E 10 | S 16 | — |
| kJ | — | 10 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 27 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 48 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | SW 7 | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | W 3 | W 3 | W 4 | W 3 | S 6 |
| kJ | 899 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | 27 | 35 | 158 | 21 | 10 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 302 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 41 | 6 | 41 | 1 | 1 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 70 | 42 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 69 | 6 | 41 | 41 | 280 |
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