Fingal Point and Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 28.20° S 153.57° E

Issued: 3 am 20 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Fingal Point and Beach sea temperature is

21.4°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 (20 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with SE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with SE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Fingal Point and Beach at 8AM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 20). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (20 Sep)	2ft (0.6m)	8s
Afternoon (20 Sep)	1.5ft (0.5m)	8s
Evening (20 Sep)	1.5ft (0.4m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 23°C on Mon morning, min 18°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sunday 20								Monday 21								Tuesday 22
	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	N 4	N 5	N 5	N 4	N 4	N 5	NNE 5	N 5	SSE 5	SSE 6	N 5	N 10	N 10
Wave Graph
kJ	100	68	66	42	41	32	23	15	9	9	12	9	11	15	15	13	21	13	19	91	186	2	2	2
Wind (km/h)	W	WSW	WSW	NE	NNE	N	N	NW	NW	NW	NW	N	NNE	N	NNW	NW	SW	SSW	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	cross-off	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide		2:46AM0.81m				3:30PM1.25m					4:05AM0.87m				4:27PM1.33m				4:57AM0.96m				5:11PM1.43m
Low Tide				8:19AM0.49m					10:31PM0.47m			9:37AM0.45m					11:16PM0.37m				10:34AM0.37m


	—	5:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:35	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:40	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	19	18	18	21	22	21	20	19	19	18	18	22	23	22	20	19	19	19	20	20	20	20	19	19
Feels °C	20	18	18	21	21	19	19	17	17	16	17	21	21	21	20	19	19	18	18	17	17	17	17	17
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SSE 9	SE 8	SSE 11	SSE 10	N 4	S 9	SSE 11	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	NNE 5	N 5	N 5	NNE 5	SE 12	N 4	SSE 10
kJ	100	68	66	42	41	32	23	26	9	38	34	9	14	38	20	33	33	13	19	13	5	37	2	125
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 10	S 9	S 9	S 8	SE 8	S 8	SSE 19	SE 18	SSE 10	SSE 17	SSE 17	S 8	SE 16	SE 16	SSE 10	SSE 10	E 8	E 8	N 5	E 8	—
kJ	36	36	24	30	23	27	19	15	12	71	85	31	59	29	5	10	10	32	32	1	1	2	1	—
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 4	N 4	N 4	N 4	SE 17	SE 16	SE 17	SSE 20	SSE 20	SE 8	SE 8	SE 18	ESE 7	SE 7	SSE 16	SE 7	SE 7	NNW 5	E 8	NE 10	N 10	E 8	N 10	N 10
kJ	3	2	3	3	11	11	12	38	37	9	9	79	5	2	26	2	2	5	1	4	2	1	2	2
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	N 4	NNE 4	N 3	N 4	N 4	N 4	N 4	N 5	N 5	N 5	N 4	N 4	N 5	—	SSW 3	SSE 5	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 7	SSE 7
kJ	—	—	—	—	3	6	5	14	16	12	12	27	11	15	15	13	21	—	5	91	186	252	289	228
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Dreamtime NSW - North Coast	Dreamtime NSW - North Coast	Dreamtime NSW - North Coast	Pippi Beach NSW - North Coast	National Park QLD - Sunshine Coast	Fraser Island - Maheno Wreck QLD - North Coast	Nambucca Heads NSW - Port Macquarie	Tallebudgera QLD - Gold Coast	Cabarita NSW - North Coast	Dreamtime NSW - North Coast	Dreamtime NSW - North Coast	Brunswick Heads North NSW - North Coast	Nambucca Heads NSW - Port Macquarie	Dreamtime NSW - North Coast	Tallebudgera QLD - Gold Coast	Duranbah QLD - Gold Coast	Duranbah QLD - Gold Coast	North Stradbroke - Pt Lookout QLD - Gold Coast	Turners Beach NSW - North Coast	Newport Reef NSW - Sydney North Coast	The Pass NSW - North Coast	Greenmount QLD - Gold Coast	Greenmount QLD - Gold Coast	Greenmount QLD - Gold Coast
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	0	0	140	208	330	261	16	15	0	0	38	261	0	16	4	4	86	138	644	49	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in North Coast - New South Wales	Black Rock	Black Rock	Black Rock	Gallows				Mullaway	Iluka Bluff	Pippi Beach	Angourie Point	Lennox Head		Tallows Beach	Mullaway	Iluka Bluff	Lennox Head		Turners Beach		The Pass	The Pass	The Pass	Brunswick Heads North
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1				1	2	2	2	2		1	1	1	1		1		2	2	2	3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia	Shipstern Bluff TAS - East Coast	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Shipstern Bluff TAS - East Coast	Remarkable Caves TAS - East Coast	Bunker Bay Bommie WA - Margaret River	Tessellated Pavements TAS - East Coast	Boneyard NSW - Illawarra	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Cyclops WA - Far South	Cyclops WA - Far South	Cyclops WA - Far South	Cyclops WA - Far South	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Guillotines NSW - South Coast	Cyclops WA - Far South	Guillotines NSW - South Coast	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Quarantine VIC - Mornington Peninsula	Snapper Rocks QLD - Gold Coast	Depot Beach NSW - South Coast	Luna Park VIC - Far West
Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	4	3	2	2	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	3	4	2	8	9	5	6	2	2	8
Header Global	Trial Harbour Australia	Luna Park Australia	Asu Indonesia	Asu Indonesia	Asu Indonesia	Nine Mile New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks New Zealand	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks New Zealand	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes New Zealand	Cyclops Australia	Cyclops Australia	Ethel Wreck Australia	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Quarantine Australia	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia
Rating (10 max)	8	5	4	4	4	9	9	9	7	8	8	5	5	5	5	5	8	8	9	9	6	7	9	9

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