Fingal Point and Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 28.20° S 153.57° E

Issued: 4 am 12 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Fingal Point and Beach sea temperature is

21.3°C

Fingal Point and Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Fingal Point and Beach today (12 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with NNE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with N swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Fingal Point and Beach at 12PM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (12 Oct)	3ft (0.9m)	5s
Afternoon (12 Oct)	3.5ft (1.0m)	5s
Evening (12 Oct)	3.5ft (1.0m)	5s

Table - waves today at Fingal Point and Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 24°C on Mon morning, min 18°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the SSE by Wed night).
	Monday 12								Tuesday 13								Wednesday 14
	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 5	NNE 5	NNE 5	NNE 5	NNE 5	NNE 5	NNE 5	NNE 5	NNE 5	N 5	N 5	N 6	NNE 5	NNE 5	NNE 5	NNE 5	E 9	E 8	NE 9	S 5	E 8	NE 9	NE 9	NE 8
Wave Graph
kJ	56	56	42	38	35	56	53	56	66	78	85	74	62	50	39	31	29	37	39	78	33	40	20	18
Wind (km/h)	NNW	NNW	NNW	N	N	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	N	N	NW	SSE	NNE	NW	W	S	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-off	off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide				9:33AM1.59m				9:41PM1.24m				10:09AM1.57m				10:17PM1.14m				10:46AM1.52m				10:54PM1.03m
Low Tide		3:08AM0.06m				3:52PM0.18m				3:38AM0.11m				4:33PM0.24m				4:09AM0.18m					5:17PM0.31m


	—	6:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:11	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:51	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:52	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	15	1	1	—	—	—	1	1	—	1
Temp °C	21	21	21	24	23	23	22	21	21	20	22	24	23	22	21	20	21	20	19	21	20	19	18	18
Feels °C	22	22	22	23	21	22	22	21	21	19	22	24	24	25	24	22	22	21	17	18	16	15	13	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	NNE 5	E 9	E 9	E 9	NNE 5	NNE 5	E 8	E 8	E 8	NE 9	NE 8
kJ	22	22	22	22	21	21	21	20	20	19	19	19	20	50	25	25	24	30	17	33	33	34	20	18
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 7	NNE 8	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 12	NE 12	NE 11	NE 9	NE 10	NE 10	E 9	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9	E 8	E 8	NNE 6	NNE 6	NE 9	S 18	NE 8
kJ	11	6	5	6	5	5	5	21	21	20	12	14	14	24	22	22	21	37	35	10	17	40	6	18
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 7	E 10	NE 10	S 6	S 6	S 6	NE 9	NE 9	NE 7	NE 9	—	—	—
kJ	6	6	6	4	4	4	1	1	1	1	1	1	8	14	1	1	1	29	39	18	13	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 5	NNE 5	NNE 5	NNE 5	NNE 5	NNE 5	NNE 5	NNE 5	NNE 5	N 5	N 5	N 6	NNE 5	—	NNE 5	NNE 5	NNE 5	SSW 5	S 4	S 5	SSE 6	SSE 7	SSE 7	SE 8
kJ	56	56	42	38	35	56	53	56	66	78	85	74	62	—	39	31	29	5	26	78	263	453	513	703
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	3	3	3	2
Distance (km)	16	36	16	187	648	631	330	199	140	36	16	36	36	0	0	0	0	0	38	38	321	275	262	138
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1					2	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1				2
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Rating (10 max)	7	6	6	5	5	1	1	3	3	5	4	5	1	2	2	1	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	7	6	6	5	5	5	5	7	7	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	6	7	7	4	4	4

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