Fingal Point and Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s coming down the line for Fingal Point and Beach.

The outlook for the next 16 days is a bit of a mixed bag, starting with a few clean windows, but then it drops right off into a long, quiet spell. The first real highlight is a very short, clean window early on, so you’ll want to be sharp.

We get a bit of a pulse on Tuesday the 21st, but it’s not great. The morning has a 8ft, 10-second ESE swell, but a 12 mph SSE cross-shore is making a mess of it. The afternoon drops to 7ft but the wind is cross-on, so it’s not worth the paddle out. The energy is coming through weak to moderate (combined energy 1755 and 747).

The best of the whole run is Wednesday morning, the 22nd. The swell drops to a clean 5ft from the East, with a 10-second period, and the wind is glassy – S at 3 mph. That’s a rare, clean setup for a point break. The combined energy is moderate (433). It’s a beginner-plus spot, so this is a solid window for anyone looking for a fun, uncrowded wave. Afternoon gets a bit messy with a cross-on wind.

Thursday the 23rd morning is also a little gem: glassy conditions with a 4ft, 8-second E swell. The energy is low (208), but it’s clean. The afternoon turns onshore, so that’s your window done.

After that, it’s a long, slow fade. From Friday the 24th right through to the end of the first week of August, the swell drops to tiny, weak, and mostly wind-affected junk. You’ll see a few days with small, clean conditions like Saturday the 25th afternoon (2ft, 13-second SE groundswell with a clean cross-off), but it’s too small to get excited about. The combined energy is mostly under 100, often under 30, so it’s a long stretch of flat or near-flat conditions.

There is a late pulse on Thursday the 30th afternoon with a 5ft, 12-second SE swell, but it’s a cross-on wind and marked as “marginal,” so it’s not a reliable call. The same goes for Friday the 31st afternoon – a touch of size but questionable conditions. By the end of the run, we’re looking at a 6ft SE swell on Wednesday the 5th of August, but it’s being hammered by a 19 mph S cross-shore, making it more of a kite-surfing setup than anything for a paddle board.

The water temperature is sitting at 70°, which is pretty much bang on average for the time of year, so no worries there.

The real standout is Wednesday morning, the 22nd. That’s your moment. If you miss it, you’ll be waiting a long time for anything else that’s clean and rideable.

Rusty.

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