Surf Forecasts:
Fingal Point and Beach surf forecast from 27 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Friday 31 Jul, 4PM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period, SE swell with 151 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Fingal Point and Beach this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Fingal Point and Beach in the next 16 days are 0.6m 14s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Jul 31) at 4PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.6m 10s period and expected on Saturday (Aug 01) at 10AM.
| Wave Type | Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 4PM (Fri 31st Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) 14s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Fingal Point and Beach over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, let’s be honest. The next week and a half is gonna be a grind. Tiny waves, messy winds, and not a whole lot to get excited about. There’s a massive gap from now until around August 9th before anything worth paddling for pops up. Then, right at the end of the run, we get one proper window.
Only spot we’re looking at is Fingal Point and Beach, a point break that’s beginner-friendly and fairly consistent. Water temp is 69°, pretty normal for this time of year.
From Monday July 27 through Monday August 3, it’s small stuff: 1ft to 2ft, east swell, short periods. Combined wave energy is pathetic – barely scraping double digits. Winds are cross, cross-on, onshore – bumpy and choppy. Nothing to chase.
Wednesday July 29 morning goes glassy, but it’s still only 2ft with a 6-second period. Clean but dead. If you’ve got a longboard and zero expectations, maybe. Otherwise, nah.
Tuesday August 4 morning is glassy again, 3ft of east swell at short period. Energy is 87 – weak. Surfable but ordinary. Wind is dead calm, so it’ll look pretty, but there’s no grunt.
Friday August 7 we see a jump to 6ft to 6ft from the east-southeast, but period is short at 7 seconds, and moderate cross-shore winds are messing it up. Energy hits 293 but it’s messy. Not the one.
Sunday August 9 morning: 8ft swell from the east-southeast, 9-second period, energy blows up to 1726 – serious power. But cross-shore winds at 12 mph keep it lumpy. Marginal. That’s expert size but the wind is spoiling it.
The clear standout is Tuesday August 11. Morning: 8ft east-southeast swell, 10-second period, energy 1045, with light cross-offshore wind from the north-northwest – clean. Afternoon: glassy, offshore wind from the north-northwest at just 3 mph, 8ft east swell, 10-second period, energy 1175. This is excellent for experienced surfers. Swell direction suits Fingal, and those offshore/glassy winds mean clean, lined-up waves. Crowds can happen, but with this quality it’s worth sharing a wave. That period is proper groundswell – better shape, longer lulls. At 8ft, this is for experts only. Beginners, sit this one out.
Everything before the 11th is a long, quiet stretch. The 9th and 10th have size but messy wind. Hold out for that Tuesday August 11 – that’s the one.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat morning, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | E 6 | SE 11 | E 6 | SE 14 | SE 12 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 6 | SE 15 | SE 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 29 | 29 | 25 | 26 | 13 | 35 | 24 | 26 | 34 | 34 | 29 | 82 | 20 | 151 | 106 | 8 | 19 | 25 | 40 | 75 | 88 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | on | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 6:59PM1.56m | 7:09AM1.00m | 7:35PM1.63m | 7:45AM1.05m | 8:08PM1.68m | 8:20AM1.09m | 8:40PM1.71m | 8:55AM1.13m | 9:11PM1.70m | 9:31AM1.17m | 9:43PM1.66m | 10:09AM1.20m | 10:17PM1.59m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 12:11PM0.24m | 1:39AM0.28m | 12:51PM0.18m | 2:12AM0.21m | 1:29PM0.13m | 2:44AM0.16m | 2:04PM0.11m | 3:16AM0.13m | 2:40PM0.12m | 3:47AM0.10m | 3:16PM0.15m | 4:18AM0.10m | 3:55PM0.20m | ||||||||
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 | 6:31 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — |
 | — | 5:13 | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | 5:15 | — |
mm | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | ESE 12 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | E 6 | SE 11 | E 6 | SE 14 | S 10 | ENE 6 | E 6 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 184 | 29 | 110 | 143 | 106 | 35 | 24 | 26 | 34 | 34 | 29 | 82 | 20 | 151 | 151 | 8 | 19 | 320 | 263 | 258 | 218 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | E 7 | SE 4 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | E 13 | NE 8 | E 7 | E 8 | ENE 7 | SE 12 | NNE 8 | E 9 | E 5 | E 6 | E 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 29 | 4 | 13 | 26 | 13 | 50 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 9 | 22 | 5 | 18 | 106 | 7 | 2 | 25 | 40 | 57 | 69 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | NE 6 | ESE 11 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ESE 11 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | S 15 | E 13 | S 10 | SE 13 | NE 8 | ENE 7 | SSE 15 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | SE 14 | SE 15 | SE 13 |
| kJ | 4 | 1 | 25 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 51 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 22 | 3 | 6 | 54 | 75 | 88 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | S 9 | N 6 | SW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | S 4 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | S 10 | S 9 | SSE 6 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 10 | 180 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 27 | 170 | 151 | 422 | 405 | 82 | 482 | 407 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 180 | 55 | 36 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
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