Fingal Bay Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright mate, Rusty here. Let’s talk about what’s coming up.

It’s been a bit quiet, and honestly, it stays that way for the first few days. There’s a big old gap of nothing special before we find a good window. You’ll be waiting a bit.

The session to put a circle around is the Tuesday morning of the 1st. That’s the cream of the crop. Fingal Bay is looking clean with a 4ft S swell, glassy conditions, and a light offshore wind from the north. The water temp is about 66°F, which is pretty standard for this time. The combined energy is moderate at 330, and with a 12-second period coming from the south, it’s got some good shape and push, but it won’t tire you out paddling. It's a consistent wave and great for beginners.

After that, things get patchy. The afternoon of Friday the 4th shows a 4ft S swell with clean cross-off winds, but it’s only a marginal call. Saturday morning the 5th is surfable but ordinary, with a tiny 2ft S swell and a moderate offshore breeze. Nothing else in that first week really gets the heart pumping.

Now, the second week gets a lot bigger, but not in a good way. Around the 10th and 11th of September, we see a massive pulse of southerly swell – we’re talking 15ft up to 18ft. That’s expert-only territory. On top of that, the winds are howling onshore or cross-onshore, making everything messy and dangerous. The combined energy spikes to 19089 on the Friday morning of the 11th – a colossal amount of power. With that setup, the beach and point is going to be more fun for the kite surfers than anyone on a paddle board.

It drops back down through the middle of the month, but it’s small and mostly poor, with cross-onshore winds staying in the picture right to the end.

So, the big message is: lock in the Tuesday morning of the 1st. That’s your one clear winner. The rest is either a flat spell or a wild, unsurfable mess before a long quiet tail.

Rusty.

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