Surf Forecasts:
Fingal Bay surf forecast from 13 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Thursday 17 Sep, 10PM (local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 10s period, S swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 17 Sep, 4AM (local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 11s period, S swell with 3,346 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Monday 14 Sep, 10AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with S 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 Monday (Sep 14) at 10AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.8m and 12s period. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore 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 Thursday (Sep 17) at 4AM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.4m 6s period and expected on Tuesday (Sep 15) at 4AM.
| Wave Type | Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 10AM (Mon 14th Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 12s |
| Best Surf | 10PM (Thu 17th Sep) | 7ft (2.2m) 10s |
| Most Powerful | 4AM (Thu 17th Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) 11s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Fingal Bay over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s on offer for Fingal Bay over the next couple of weeks.
Alright, so straight up, the first few days are a bit of a write-off for any kind of quality surf. We’ve got some small waves around, but the winds are all over the place. Monday the 14th starts with a tiny 3ft south swell, but a stiff northeasterly is messing it up. After that, we’re looking at a big gap with practically nothing worthwhile until Friday the 18th. You’d be wasting your time paddling out before then.
Now, Friday the 18th morning is where things finally start to look interesting. The wind drops to glassy, dead calm. The swell is a clean 5ft from the south, and the wave energy is moderate (364). That’s your first real chance for some clean, user-friendly waves. It’s beginner-friendly at that size, and with no wind, the surface will be silky. The water temp is sitting at 67°, which is pretty average for this time of year, nothing weird going on there.
The real standout of the whole run, though, looks like Wednesday the 23rd. The morning session is calling for a 5ft south groundswell, a nice long 13-second period, with glassy conditions again. The wave energy is solidly in the moderate range (742). This is classic Fingal Bay: a clean, long-period south swell with offshore winds will have the point working beautifully. It’s not huge, so it’s still a good option for the average surfer, and the long period means the sets will be well-spaced. This is the one to circle on the calendar.
Keep an eye on Tuesday the 29th as well. That’s a promising one from a distance. There’s a big 12ft south swell on the cards with a 13-second period and clean cross-off winds. But, honestly, that size is getting into expert-only territory at Fingal, and it’s a long way out, so treat it as a promising maybe rather than a lock.
So to sum it up: don’t bother before Friday the 18th. The clear winner is Wednesday the 23rd morning. If you’ve got one session to plan for, make it that one. The second week has a couple of bigger, more powerful swells, but they’re for the experienced crew and the forecast is less certain.
Stay stoked,
Rusty
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 25°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Wed morning). Mainly strong winds. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Thu morning, calm by Fri morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 7 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 16 | S 16 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 175 | 121 | 55 | 30 | 16 | 427 | 1960 | 2698 | 2698 | 2445 | 1360 | 694 | 355 | 363 | 301 | 231 | 240 | 81 | 36 | 23 | 21 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:14AM1.65m | 10:26PM1.46m | 10:50AM1.62m | 11:01PM1.32m | 11:27AM1.57m | 11:39PM1.19m | 12:07PM1.51m | 00:23AM1.07m | 12:54PM1.46m | 1:24AM0.99m | 1:52PM1.43m | 2:59AM0.97m | 3:00PM1.42m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 4:28PM0.41m | 4:28AM0.40m | 5:12PM0.49m | 4:58AM0.49m | 6:00PM0.57m | 5:28AM0.57m | 6:55PM0.64m | 6:03AM0.65m | 8:03PM0.68m | 6:50AM0.72m | 9:22PM0.66m | 7:57AM0.77m | 10:28PM0.61m | ||||||||
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 | 5:52 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — |
 | — | 5:40 | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | 5:45 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 19 | 25 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 25 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 23 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 21 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 12 | NE 13 | E 13 | S 11 | S 19 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | NE 5 |
| kJ | 175 | 121 | 55 | 40 | 19 | 11 | 6 | 27 | 3 | 2079 | 29 | 694 | 355 | 363 | 301 | 164 | 109 | 81 | 36 | 23 | 10 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | E 12 | E 12 | S 10 | S 10 | E 14 | E 15 | ENE 13 | — | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | NE 6 | NE 5 | S 11 |
| kJ | 24 | 12 | 3 | 30 | 16 | 16 | 4 | 16 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 56 | 206 | 231 | 240 | 67 | 5 | 4 | 21 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 16 | S 15 | E 13 | E 14 | — | — | — | — | ENE 13 | — | S 19 | E 12 | E 12 | NE 4 | NE 12 | ESE 7 | NE 4 | S 14 | S 12 | E 11 |
| kJ | 13 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 17 | — | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 12 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | WNW 2 | SE 3 | S 7 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 10 | — | — | — | NNE 4 | — | NE 3 | — | WNW 3 | NE 4 | W 3 |
| kJ | 57 | 47 | 64 | 1 | 6 | 427 | 1960 | 2698 | 2698 | 2445 | 1360 | — | — | — | 11 | — | 9 | — | 1 | 11 | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 171 | 0 | 1 | 686 | 247 | 713 | 869 | 90 | 82 | 103 | 1 | 0 | 119 | 1 | 1 | 35 | 1 | 0 | 440 | 70 |
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