Surf Forecasts:
Fingal Point and Beach surf forecast from 20 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Wednesday 22 Jul, 7AM (local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period, E swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Monday 20 Jul, 1PM (local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period, ESE swell with 2,679 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 22 Jul, 7AM (local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with E swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Fingal Point and Beach this week:
The surf forecast for Fingal Point and Beach over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Jul 22) at 7AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.7m and 10s period. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Fingal Point and Beach in the next 16 days are 3.5m 10s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Jul 20) at 1PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.9m 7s period and expected on Friday (Jul 24) at 1PM.
| Wave Type | Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 7AM (Wed 22nd Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) 10s |
| Best Surf | 7AM (Wed 22nd Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) 10s |
| Most Powerful | 1PM (Mon 20th Jul) | 11ft (3.5m) 10s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Fingal Point and Beach over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
G’day, I’m Rusty. Right, let’s have a look at what’s on offer.
We’ve got a solid hit of swell early on, but the wind is a real bastard to start. Monday the 20th is a write-off with 13ft of ESE swell and a 19 mph SSE wind making a mess of things. The water’s sitting at 70°, which is pretty much bang on average for this time of year. That combined energy is a whopping 2997, so there’s plenty of power, but it’s just not clean.
Things start to turn around from Wednesday the 22nd. That’s your standout window. Wednesday morning, Fingal Point and Beach sees the swell drop to a much more manageable 5ft from the east, with a 10-second period. The wind goes glassy, dead calm, and the forecast is for very good surf. That’s your best bet by a long shot – clean, 5ft waves with a bit of an east direction. The combined energy is 500, so moderate but punchy. It’s a point break, so it’ll handle that east swell nicely. The crowd factor is “sometimes,” so you might have a few out, but it’s worth it.
Thursday the 23rd morning is still okay, with 4ft from the east, glassy again, but it’s a bit smaller. After that, it’s a long, slow dribble. From Friday the 24th right through to the end of the 16-day window, we’re looking at tiny, weak, and often windy surf. There’s a few glassy mornings with knee-high slop, but nothing that’ll get the heart racing. The last week is mostly under 2ft with poor conditions. A few longer-period pulses show up, like 15-second swell on the 30th, but it’s only 3ft and cross-shore wind, so it’s not really doing anything.
So, bottom line: if you’ve got a window, paddle out Wednesday morning the 22nd. That’s the clear winner. The rest of the 16 days is a long, flat gap.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 15°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Mon morning, calm by Wed morning). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | |||||||||||||||
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Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 5 | ENE 8 | E 9 | E 8 | SE 14 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | SE 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2997 | 2250 | 1691 | 959 | 626 | 440 | 474 | 359 | 297 | 205 | 165 | 107 | 102 | 39 | 63 | 66 | 97 | 41 | 28 | 17 | 67 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:36PM1.21m | 00:23AM1.25m | 1:35PM1.21m | 1:10AM1.09m | 2:40PM1.23m | 2:09AM0.96m | 3:46PM1.26m | 3:24AM0.89m | 4:45PM1.32m | 4:40AM0.87m | 5:36PM1.39m | 5:41AM0.90m | 6:20PM1.47m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 6:22PM0.46m | 6:54AM0.22m | 7:30PM0.57m | 7:39AM0.28m | 8:55PM0.62m | 8:32AM0.33m | 10:25PM0.60m | 9:32AM0.35m | 11:35PM0.53m | 10:32AM0.34m | 00:24AM0.44m | 11:25AM0.30m | 1:04AM0.35m | ||||||||
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 | 6:33 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — |
 | — | 5:08 | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | 5:12 | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 15 |
Feels °C | 12 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | SSE 12 | S 10 |
| kJ | 65 | 85 | 73 | 959 | 626 | 440 | 474 | 359 | 297 | 205 | 165 | 107 | 41 | 39 | 132 | 206 | 154 | 147 | 94 | 193 | 117 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 13 | — | SSE 11 | ENE 10 | ESE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 10 | ENE 8 | E 8 | SSE 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 15 | E 7 | SE 12 |
| kJ | — | 34 | — | 23 | 57 | 161 | 29 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 7 | 8 | 46 | 33 | 92 | 66 | 57 | 41 | 142 | 17 | 67 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | ENE 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | E 9 | S 14 | E 12 | E 10 | SE 9 | SE 8 | S 18 | S 16 | E 9 | SE 17 | SE 14 | NE 7 | E 8 | SSE 15 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 57 | 17 | 33 | 26 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 63 | 75 | 97 | 7 | 28 | 21 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 5 | SSE 7 | — | — | — | — | SSW 2 | SSE 3 | — |
| kJ | 2997 | 2250 | 1691 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 102 | 355 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 138 | 49 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 49 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
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