Surf Forecasts:
Fingal Bay surf forecast from 29 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Sunday 30 Aug, 10PM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period, S swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 29 Aug, 4PM (local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period, SSE swell with 480 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 30 Aug, 10PM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s 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 Sunday (Aug 30) at 10PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.2m and 8s period with a secondary swell of 0.4m and 18s. 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 1.6m 10s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Aug 29) at 4PM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.0m 5s period and expected on Tuesday (Sep 01) at 7PM.
| Wave Type | Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 10PM (Sun 30th Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) 8s |
| Best Surf | 10PM (Sun 30th Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) 8s |
| Most Powerful | 4PM (Sat 29th Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) 10s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Fingal Bay over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
G’day, it’s Rusty. Let me tell you, this 16-day forecast for Fingal Bay is a frustrating one. You’re gonna have to sift through a lot of junk to find anything worth paddling out for. There are long gaps of nothing good, so don’t get your hopes up early.
The opening weekend is a dud. Saturday the 29th has rain showers, a stiff southerly wind, and a weak 4ft south-southeast swell – just poor from the get-go. The water temp is about average for the season at 66°. Sunday and Monday are small and messy, with cross-onshore winds and marginal conditions. Not worth your time.
The first little window comes on Tuesday morning, 1st September. It’s clean with a light offshore breeze from the north-northeast and a 4ft south swell. The combined energy is moderate (277). It’s small, but for a beginner or on a longboard, that’s your chance. Crowds can be an issue sometimes, but the morning session is clean.
Then the middle of the period gets nuts, but not in a good way. Around the 7th and 8th of September, the swell jumps way up – 7ft and even 10ft on the 9th – with massive energy readings (518, 936, 1008, 1261, even 2441). But the wind turns into a monster. Gale-force westerlies are shredding the surface. This is pure chaos, blown to bits. At a beach and point setup, this is a full-on kite-surfing show. The sets are too big and the wind is too strong for any kind of decent paddle surf. This is experts-only, and even then, it won’t be fun.
The real standout is Friday morning, 11th September. It’s glassy and calm, with a clean 5ft south-southeast groundswell at 12 seconds and moderate energy (785). The glassy conditions are the secret here – it’ll be perfectly smooth. That’s your absolute best bet for the whole 16 days. It’s a month out, so it’s a promising long-range call, but it’s the one to pin your hopes on. The afternoon gets a seabreeze, so go early.
After that, it’s a flat, windy, forgettable end to the run. Sunday the 13th has a tiny 2ft south swell with a light offshore in the morning, but it’s barely a ripple.
Bottom line: the first week is mostly a miss, the middle week is a wild, blown-out mess, and the one clear winner is that glassy Friday morning on the 11th. Everything else is a wait-and-see. Keep an eye on it, but for now, that’s the play.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sat morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Tue morning, fresh winds from the NW by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | |||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 15 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 295 | 480 | 231 | 136 | 157 | 209 | 188 | 153 | 192 | 277 | 287 | 189 | 131 | 100 | 69 | 49 | 47 | 52 | 94 | 146 | 55 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:58PM1.73m | 9:31AM1.53m | 9:36PM1.68m | 10:07AM1.58m | 10:16PM1.59m | 10:47AM1.61m | 11:00PM1.48m | 11:31AM1.62m | 11:50PM1.35m | 12:24PM1.62m | 00:52AM1.22m | 1:28PM1.62m | 2:13AM1.13m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 2:44PM0.41m | 3:23AM0.25m | 3:25PM0.40m | 3:55AM0.29m | 4:10PM0.41m | 4:29AM0.34m | 4:59PM0.44m | 5:07AM0.40m | 5:56PM0.48m | 5:51AM0.48m | 7:05PM0.53m | 6:45AM0.55m | 8:27PM0.53m | ||||||||
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 | 6:13 | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — |
 | — | 5:30 | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | 5:35 | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 24 | 26 | 22 | 26 | 25 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 22 | 18 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 6 | SSE 6 | S 10 | ENE 4 |
| kJ | 295 | 480 | 231 | 136 | 157 | 209 | 188 | 135 | 192 | 277 | 287 | 189 | 131 | 100 | 69 | 49 | 47 | 22 | 31 | 146 | 10 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | S 9 | S 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | S 18 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | ENE 11 | E 10 | NE 5 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 12 | S 11 |
| kJ | 24 | 81 | 108 | 117 | 108 | 150 | 181 | 153 | 74 | 38 | 56 | 12 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 18 | 52 | 94 | 29 | 55 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 11 | NE 12 | ENE 10 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 18 | S 7 |
| kJ | 18 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 29 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 38 | 6 | 33 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 33 | 30 | 18 | 18 | 24 | 26 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 9 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NNE 3 | ENE 4 | — | NW 2 | WNW 3 | NW 2 | WNW 3 | W 3 | — | — | ENE 4 | NW 3 |
| kJ | — | 246 | 161 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 29 | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 17 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 82 | 50 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 35 | 1 | 0 | 41 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 41 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
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