Surf Forecasts:
Fingal Point and Beach surf forecast from 18 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Wednesday 22 Jul, 7AM (local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period, E swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 18 Jul, 10PM (local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 11s period, SE swell with 4,946 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 22 Jul, 7AM (local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s 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 1.6m and 9s 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 4.5m 11s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Jul 18) at 10PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 3.0m 8s period and expected on Friday (Jul 24) at 7AM.
| Wave Type | Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 7AM (Wed 22nd Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) 9s |
| Best Surf | 7AM (Wed 22nd Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) 9s |
| Most Powerful | 10PM (Sat 18th Jul) | 15ft (4.5m) 11s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Fingal Point and Beach over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
G’day, Rusty here. Look, I’ll be straight with you – this forecast is a bit of a heartbreaker for the next couple of weeks. We’ve got a solid pulse of swell coming through, but the wind is going to be a real bastard for most of it, making things messy and hard to love. The real standout is a very short window of clean conditions mid-week, but don’t get your hopes up for much else.
The early part of the run is a write-off. Saturday the 18th and Sunday the 19th are a no-go with strong, onshore winds and big, lumpy seas. The swell energy is massive on Sunday, hitting a whopping 4569 (combined energy), but it’s a messy 16ft cross-onshore SE windswell that’s just dangerous for everyone except maybe the kites. That theme continues into Monday and Tuesday – plenty of power in the water (still three-digit energy readings), but the wind keeps it chopped and sloppy. You’d be wasting your time.
Then, on Wednesday the 22nd, we get a little taste of magic. The morning is still a bit compromised with a light cross-onshore breeze, but by the afternoon, the wind drops to glass. The swell cleans up to a clean 4ft from the east, with a period of 8 seconds. It’s not huge, but the absolute lack of wind makes Fingal Point and Beach look like the best option in the entire 16-day window. The energy is a modest 222, but it’s all about the clean, glassy surface. This is your window.
After that, it’s a long, slow fade. Thursday the 23rd sees a drop to 3ft, and the wind turns back onshore. From Friday the 24th right through to the end of the month, it’s a flat spell with tiny, crumbly waves and persistent cross-shore winds. The energy readings drop to double digits, and most days are a complete zero. There’s a brief, clean moment on the morning of Tuesday the 28th with 2ft on a glassy 6-second period, but it’s tiny and short-lived. The whole second week is a long, slow grind of nothing much.
So, to put it simply: the only true standout is the afternoon of Wednesday the 22nd. Get out there for that glassy 4ft east swell. Everything else is either too big and windy, or too small and flat. A tough run for the Point.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon morning, min 17°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Sat night, light winds from the SSE by Mon night). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the S by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1489 | 4762 | 4410 | 3940 | 3892 | 2974 | 1941 | 1524 | 1042 | 694 | 481 | 408 | 299 | 234 | 165 | 137 | 82 | 54 | 49 | 44 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:02PM1.61m | 11:42AM1.21m | 11:42PM1.43m | 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 | ||||||||
Low Tide | 4:35PM0.17m | 5:37AM0.11m | 5:26PM0.32m | 6:15AM0.16m | 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 | |||||||
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 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — |
 | 5:07 | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | 5:10 | — |
mm | 2 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | S 21 | E 12 | S 18 | S 17 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | ESE 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 1489 | 78 | 969 | 58 | 52 | 65 | 85 | 73 | 1042 | 694 | 481 | 408 | 299 | 234 | 165 | 137 | 82 | 54 | 49 | 44 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 20 | E 18 | S 19 | S 23 | S 21 | — | — | SSE 12 | S 21 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | E 12 | — | — | NE 9 | NE 9 |
| kJ | 7 | 6 | 66 | 11 | 9 | — | — | 57 | 9 | 37 | 33 | 29 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 3 | — | — | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 24 | — | — | — | — | — | S 21 | S 20 | SE 16 | S 15 | S 14 | E 12 | E 12 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 8 | 10 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 1736 | 4762 | 4410 | 3940 | 3892 | 2974 | 1941 | 1524 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 11 | 286 | 1120 | 758 | 787 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 764 | 648 | 648 | 552 | 321 | 138 | 138 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 321 | 4 | 4 |
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