Surf Forecasts:
Fingal Bay surf forecast from 7 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Friday 11 Sep, 7AM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period, S swell with onshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 10 Sep, 4AM (local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period, S swell with 2,371 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 8 Sep, 10PM (local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 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 Tuesday (Sep 08) at 10PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 2.0m and 8s period with a secondary swell of 0.2m and 10s. 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 3.5m 10s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Sep 10) 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 0.9m 4s period and expected on Sunday (Sep 13) at 7PM.
| Wave Type | Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 10PM (Tue 8th Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) 8s |
| Best Surf | 7AM (Fri 11th Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) 10s |
| Most Powerful | 4AM (Thu 10th Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) 10s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Fingal Bay over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Right, let’s have a look at what’s coming up for Fingal Bay. It’s a bit of a rough start, I won’t lie to you. For the first several days, from Monday the 7th right through to the end of the week, it’s a write-off. The wind is just chewing it up from the south and southeast, mostly onshore and howling, with moderate to fresh breezes. We’ve got some serious swell running – check out Thursday morning, pushing 10 ft of south swell and the wave energy is huge at 1887 – but it’s blown out and messy. That’s no good for a paddle. With that kind of strong south wind and the beach setup, it’s looking more like a kite session than a surf.
Things finally get interesting on Sunday the 13th. After a long, flat, windy stretch, we get a window. Sunday morning is glassy – absolutely dead calm, with the wind swinging around to the north-east at just 3 mph. The swell drops right back to a clean 4 ft from the SSE. It’s small, but with the water temp sitting at about 66°, right on average for this time of year, and clean conditions, that’s your standout just over a week away. The only catch? Fingal Bay can get crowds sometimes, so get out early.
Monday the 14th morning is also glassy, but the swell is puny at 2 ft – barely enough to push in. Then we get a little bump on Thursday the 17th with an 8 ft SSE swell and moderate cross-offshore wind from the NE. The wave energy is strong at 1064, but the conditions are still borderline. The real sweet spot, if you can wait, is Friday the 18th. That morning we get a clean 5 ft swell out of the SSE with a gentle offshore breeze from the NNW. That’s good, clean, lined-up surf. The period is 9 seconds, so not groundswell, but with the offshore wind, it’ll tidy up nicely. That’s the pick of the second week – light winds, clean faces, and a real chance for some fun ones.
After that, it fades quickly into small, choppy mush for the final weekend.
So, to sum it up: don’t even bother until the 13th. The standouts are Sunday the 13th for the glassy, clean small stuff, and Friday the 18th for the best combination of size and offshore wind. The rest is either too windy, too small, or just plain rough. Keep an eye on that Friday, though – it looks promising.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, near gales from the S by Wed afternoon). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri morning, min 13°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Thu afternoon, light winds from the NNW by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | |||||||||||||||
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Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 313 | 270 | 710 | 1198 | 759 | 542 | 214 | 639 | 2349 | 1725 | 1768 | 1796 | 1420 | 980 | 705 | 684 | 764 | 402 | 225 | 167 | 141 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | on | on | on | off | cross | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | off | glassy | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 5:14PM1.77m | 6:11AM1.30m | 6:12PM1.84m | 6:59AM1.42m | 7:03PM1.88m | 7:42AM1.52m | 7:49PM1.87m | 8:22AM1.60m | 8:31PM1.82m | 9:00AM1.65m | 9:11PM1.72m | 9:37AM1.66m | 9:49PM1.60m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 10:34AM0.57m | 00:05AM0.29m | 11:41AM0.48m | 00:54AM0.21m | 12:39PM0.39m | 1:36AM0.16m | 1:30PM0.32m | 2:15AM0.16m | 2:17PM0.29m | 2:52AM0.19m | 3:02PM0.29m | 3:26AM0.24m | 3:45PM0.34m | 3:58AM0.32m | |||||||
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 | 6:01 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — |
 | — | 5:37 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | 5:40 | — |
mm | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | SSE 8 | E 11 | E 10 | S 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | ESE 13 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | S 23 | S 20 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 313 | 270 | 9 | 7 | 759 | 542 | 214 | 17 | 81 | 64 | 257 | 200 | 1420 | 980 | 705 | 684 | 764 | 402 | 225 | 167 | 141 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | NE 7 | — | E 10 | E 10 | SE 8 | ENE 9 | E 16 | S 23 | ESE 9 | E 15 | E 14 | E 13 | E 14 | S 19 | S 18 | E 13 | S 19 | S 17 | E 13 |
| kJ | 41 | 108 | 2 | — | 8 | 7 | 96 | 8 | 5 | 93 | 32 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 65 | 155 | 13 | 113 | 53 | 13 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | NE 9 | — | NE 9 | NE 9 | E 9 | E 17 | NE 16 | E 16 | E 9 | ENE 15 | S 21 | ENE 13 | E 9 | E 14 | E 14 | E 9 | ENE 13 | E 13 | S 16 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 21 | 9 | 18 | 2 | 15 | 15 | 2 | 17 | 13 | 20 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 8 | S 9 | — | — | WNW 2 | S 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 4 | NE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | 710 | 1198 | — | — | 1 | 639 | 2349 | 1725 | 1768 | 1796 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 26 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 119 | 176 | 206 | 50 | 0 | 1 | 206 | 255 | 41 | 206 | 50 | 82 | 206 | 81 | 50 | 138 | 0 | 0 | 321 | 0 |
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