Surf Forecasts:
Fingal Bay surf forecast from 4 Oct 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 10 Oct, 5AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period, SSE swell with offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 7 Oct, 2PM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period, S swell with 1,886 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 10 Oct, 5AM (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 Saturday (Oct 10) at 5AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.3m and 10s period with a secondary swell of 0.9m and 9s. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Fingal Bay in the next 16 days are 3.0m 10s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Oct 07) at 2PM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.3m 5s period and expected on Saturday (Oct 10) at 5PM.
| Wave Type | Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 5AM (Sat 10th Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 10s |
| Best Surf | 5AM (Sat 10th Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 10s |
| Most Powerful | 2PM (Wed 7th Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) 10s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Fingal Bay over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 23°C on Tue morning, min 15°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Mon afternoon, strong winds from the S by Tue night). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sat night, min 12°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 5 | Tuesday 6 | Wednesday 7 | Thursday 8 | Friday 9 | Saturday 10 | Sunday 11 | |||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 8 | S 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 151 | 98 | 38 | 26 | 18 | 45 | 1412 | 1752 | 608 | 770 | 552 | 436 | 1375 | 999 | 461 | 199 | 135 | 44 | 110 | 139 | 172 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | off | cross-on | cross | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | off |
High Tide | 4:46PM1.67m | 5:58AM1.29m | 5:54PM1.70m | 6:50AM1.41m | 6:51PM1.73m | 7:35AM1.53m | 7:41PM1.73m | 8:15AM1.63m | 8:26PM1.69m | 8:53AM1.70m | 9:07PM1.63m | 9:29AM1.75m | 9:46PM1.54m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 10:09AM0.65m | 11:43PM0.35m | 11:27AM0.59m | 00:36AM0.30m | 12:32PM0.50m | 1:22AM0.27m | 1:27PM0.41m | 2:01AM0.25m | 2:16PM0.35m | 2:38AM0.26m | 3:02PM0.32m | 3:12AM0.30m | 3:45PM0.32m | 3:44AM0.34m | |||||||
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 | 6:24 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — |
 | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:55 | — | — | 6:57 | — | — | 6:57 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 6:59 | — | — | 6:59 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 17 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 25 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 13 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 16 | 16 | 23 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 11 | S 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | ENE 6 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 264 | 269 | 205 | 158 | 116 | 92 | 64 | 45 | 163 | 770 | 552 | 436 | 1375 | 999 | 461 | 199 | 135 | 51 | 110 | 139 | 172 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | ESE 9 | SE 8 | E 11 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SE 13 | ENE 9 | S 15 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | E 8 | SSE 8 | NE 7 | S 15 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 151 | 98 | 38 | 26 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 26 | 16 | 17 | 56 | 15 | 17 | 125 | 86 | 35 | 44 | 23 | 4 | 54 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | S 19 | S 17 | S 16 | SE 10 | E 16 | S 20 | E 14 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 13 | E 10 | S 11 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | SW 5 |
| kJ | 2 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 8 | 29 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 3 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SE 4 | SSW 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 5 | NE 6 | W 3 | ENE 9 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | 45 | 1412 | 1752 | 608 | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 9 | 83 | 132 | 1 | 90 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 35 | 70 | 206 | 255 | 82 | 41 | 107 | 1 | 1 | 870 | 1 | 0 | 119 | 0 | 41 | 0 | 0 |
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