Fingal Point and Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 28.20° S 153.57° E

Issued: 10 am 15 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Fingal Point and Beach sea temperature is

21.6°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 (15 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with SE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with SE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Fingal Point and Beach at 2PM is: 1.9m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 15). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (15 Oct)	7ft (2.1m)	8s
Afternoon (15 Oct)	6ft (1.8m)	7s
Evening (15 Oct)	4.5ft (1.4m)	7s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 17°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thursday 15						Friday 16								Saturday 17
	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	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 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	ESE 7	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	SE 10	SE 9	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 10	E 6	E 6	SE 10	SE 10	E 6	E 6
Wave Graph
kJ	478	441	372	273	178	178	165	107	103	82	399	339	200	220	213	456	127	141	738	681	108	104
Wind (km/h)	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	SE	ESE	ESE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide			11:27AM1.44m				11:37PM0.94m				12:14PM1.36m				00:31AM0.87m				1:12PM1.29m
Low Tide					6:04PM0.38m				5:21AM0.34m				7:02PM0.45m				6:08AM0.42m					8:13PM0.48m


	6:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	6:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:53	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:53	—	—
mm	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	1	1	1	1	—	—	—
Temp °C	18	18	19	19	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	19	19	18	17	17	17	18	19	19	19	19
Feels °C	14	14	14	14	14	14	15	15	15	15	15	16	15	14	15	15	14	14	14	14	16	16
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 8	ENE 9	E 9	E 8	S 8	S 8	SSE 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	SSE 10	SSE 10	ENE 8	ENE 8	SSE 10	SSE 9
kJ	39	42	39	37	76	42	170	200	192	188	36	37	51	51	51	51	258	318	24	24	305	253
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 16	SE 15	SE 14	SE 13	E 8	S 10	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	—	SE 14	SE 13	SE 12	E 8	E 8	E 9	ENE 8	E 10	E 10	E 8	ENE 8
kJ	24	54	51	80	36	49	35	36	35	51	—	8	28	55	51	51	38	24	18	18	34	24
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	E 14	E 13	E 13	SE 12	SE 11	N 8	—	—	—	—	—	E 10	—	—	—	—	E 10	ENE 10	N 11	E 10	E 10
kJ	—	4	4	3	65	61	1	—	—	—	—	—	18	—	—	—	—	18	20	2	19	19
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 8	SE 8	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	ESE 7	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	SE 10	SE 9	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 10	E 6	E 6	SE 10	SE 10	E 6	E 6
kJ	478	441	372	273	178	178	165	107	103	82	399	339	200	220	213	456	127	141	738	681	108	104
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	3	3	2	2
Distance (km)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	49	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	2	3
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Rating (10 max)	4	3	3	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	3	3	2	3	3	3	3	2	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4

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