Surf Forecasts:
Fingal Bay surf forecast from 25 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Wednesday 30 Sep, 4AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period, S swell with offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 30 Sep, 1AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period, S swell with 875 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 29 Sep, 4AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with SSE 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 Tuesday (Sep 29) at 4AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.3m and 10s 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 1.3m 16s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Sep 30) at 1AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.9m 7s period and expected on Friday (Oct 02) at 7PM.
| Wave Type | Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 4AM (Tue 29th Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 10s |
| Best Surf | 4AM (Wed 30th Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 16s |
| Most Powerful | 1AM (Wed 30th Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 16s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Fingal Bay over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Fri night, strong winds from the SSW by Sat night). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 25 | Saturday 26 | Sunday 27 | Monday 28 | Tuesday 29 | Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 6 | S 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 13 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 15 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 158 | 320 | 355 | 612 | 444 | 161 | 295 | 290 | 230 | 875 | 692 | 424 | 173 | 63 | 56 | 31 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 7:15PM1.66m | 7:48AM1.54m | 7:54PM1.67m | 8:23AM1.64m | 8:35PM1.64m | 8:59AM1.71m | 9:16PM1.58m | 9:38AM1.75m | 10:01PM1.49m | 10:21AM1.77m | 10:49PM1.38m | 11:09AM1.76m | 11:46PM1.27m | |||||||
Low Tide | 1:37AM0.30m | 1:44PM0.41m | 2:09AM0.29m | 2:27PM0.36m | 2:43AM0.30m | 3:12PM0.33m | 3:18AM0.33m | 4:00PM0.33m | 3:56AM0.39m | 4:52PM0.36m | 4:38AM0.46m | 5:52PM0.40m | ||||||||
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 | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | 5:30 | — | — |
 | 5:47 | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:52 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 20 | 25 | 26 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 24 | 22 | 20 |
Feels °C | 13 | 15 | 19 | 23 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 18 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | ENE 7 | S 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 8 | S 12 | S 8 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | S 11 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 15 | 6 | 102 | 6 | 101 | 37 | 28 | 18 | 45 | 161 | 295 | 290 | 230 | 875 | 692 | 424 | 91 | 34 | 56 | 103 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 10 | S 9 | S 13 | S 12 | — | — | S 16 | S 15 | S 11 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | S 16 | NE 9 | ENE 5 | — | S 13 | S 11 | S 18 | S 10 |
| kJ | 4 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 21 | 67 | 146 | 30 | 40 | 119 | 19 | 18 | — | 173 | 63 | 6 | 31 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 15 | S 14 | — | — | — | S 19 | SSW 16 | NE 8 | NE 8 | — | S 16 | NE 9 | — | ENE 8 | — | — | S 18 | ENE 10 | S 16 |
| kJ | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | 7 | 51 | 18 | 18 | — | 47 | 3 | — | 13 | — | — | 6 | 9 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | S 6 | S 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | E 6 | — | — | ENE 9 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 6 | WNW 3 | NE 4 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 268 | 150 | 206 | 244 | 158 | 320 | 355 | 612 | 444 | 48 | — | — | 108 | 37 | 35 | 83 | 170 | 1 | 40 | 215 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 119 | 11 | 11 | 713 | 138 | 50 | 247 | 70 | 82 | 119 | 1 | 11 | 119 | 11 | 0 | 119 | 0 | 0 | 221 | 11 |
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