Surf Forecasts:
Fingal Bay surf forecast from 8 Oct 2026:
- Best quality surf: Friday 9 Oct, 8AM (local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 11s period, SSE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Friday 9 Oct, 11AM (local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 11s period, SSE swell with 1,011 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Thursday 8 Oct, 11PM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s 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 Thursday (Oct 08) at 11PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.4m and 8s period with a secondary swell of 1.1m and 9s. 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 2.1m 11s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Oct 09) at 11AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.9m 7s period and expected on Tuesday (Oct 13) at 2AM.
| Wave Type | Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 11PM (Thu 8th Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) 8s |
| Best Surf | 8AM (Fri 9th Oct) | 6.5ft (2.0m) 11s |
| Most Powerful | 11AM (Fri 9th Oct) | 7ft (2.1m) 11s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Fingal Bay over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 25°C on Sat night, min 13°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, strong winds from the NNE by Fri night). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Mon afternoon, min 16°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Mon morning, strong winds from the S by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 8 | Friday 9 | Saturday 10 | Sunday 11 | Monday 12 | Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | |||||||||||||||
AM | 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 10 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 7 | SE 8 | E 9 | E 8 | SE 8 | S 16 | SSW 5 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 745 | 529 | 307 | 1011 | 882 | 428 | 161 | 86 | 40 | 13 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 25 | 389 | 617 | 650 | 526 | 177 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:41PM1.73m | 8:15AM1.63m | 8:26PM1.69m | 8:53AM1.70m | 9:07PM1.63m | 9:29AM1.75m | 9:46PM1.54m | 10:04AM1.76m | 10:23PM1.43m | 10:39AM1.74m | 11:00PM1.32m | 11:14AM1.70m | 11:38PM1.22m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 1:27PM0.41m | 2:01AM0.25m | 2:16PM0.35m | 2:38AM0.26m | 3:02PM0.32m | 3:12AM0.30m | 3:45PM0.32m | 3:44AM0.34m | 4:27PM0.34m | 4:14AM0.40m | 5:09PM0.39m | 4:45AM0.47m | 5:53PM0.45m | ||||||||
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 | 6:20 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — |
 | — | 6:57 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 6:59 | — | — | 6:59 | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | 7:01 | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 9 |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 22 | 25 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 25 | 29 | 24 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 21 | 24 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 24 | 26 | 22 | 19 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | NE 9 | NE 8 | S 6 | S 6 | ENE 5 | SE 8 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 7 |
| kJ | 745 | 529 | 307 | 1011 | 882 | 428 | 161 | 86 | 88 | 28 | 16 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 151 | 62 | 18 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 177 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 9 | ENE 8 | E 13 | E 9 | NE 6 | E 11 | SSE 8 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SE 8 | S 5 | E 9 | NE 7 | S 15 | S 14 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 16 | 16 | 160 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 43 | 9 | 40 | 13 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 13 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 8 | SE 12 | E 13 | — | S 20 | S 11 | S 16 | E 10 | SE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | S 17 | S 16 | SE 7 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | NE 7 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 71 | 3 | — | 8 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | ENE 9 | NE 5 | — | NE 9 | — | SSW 5 | ENE 7 | NE 5 | — | ENE 4 | NE 7 | SSW 5 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | ESE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 7 | 50 | — | 110 | — | 7 | 17 | 24 | — | 28 | 373 | 25 | 389 | 617 | 650 | 526 | 61 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 47 | 109 | 1 | 41 | 119 | 0 | 1 | 85 | 1 | 50 | 645 | 41 | 154 | 41 | 1 | 53 | 138 | 50 | 53 | 385 | 90 |
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