Fingal Point and Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. Let’s be straight with you: the next couple of weeks at Fingal Point and Beach are looking pretty slim. We’ve got a real dry spell on our hands, and you’ll have to dig deep to find anything worth paddling out for. The first week is mostly a write-off, with a few small windows of opportunity, but it’s not until Monday the 3rd that we finally see a pulse of energy. After that, it’s a whole lot of small, messy stuff before another bump shows up around the 13th.

We kick things off this Friday afternoon, the 31st, with a 5ft SSE swell at 6 seconds. That’s a short-period windswell, all cross and chopped up from a 15 mph southerly breeze. The combined energy is sitting at 193, which is moderate, but with that onshore mess, it’s not doing anyone any favors. Water temp is a normal 69°, so nothing weird there.

The weekend is just about dead. Saturday morning the 1st drops to a tiny 1ft, and the wind is still cross. By Saturday afternoon, it’s a dribble at 0.3ft. Sunday the 2nd is a bit better size-wise at 2-2ft, but it’s all short-period SE junk, cross-on and bumpy. Honestly, it’s flat-out poor.

Now, Monday morning the 3rd is where it finally gets interesting. The swell bumps up to 5ft from the SE with a 10-second period, and the wind goes glassy – just a slight air out of the SSE. The combined energy is a solid 458, which is strong. This is the standout of the whole stretch. It’s a point break, and the swell direction from the SE is pretty much right in its wheelhouse. The water’s still 69° and average for the season. Monday afternoon stays at 5ft, but the wind swings ENE and gets a bit cross-on, so make the most of the morning glass. This is the one you want to be out for.

After that, we’re back to the doldrums. Tuesday the 4th is tiny. Wednesday the 5th is tiny and weak, with calm winds but nothing behind them. Thursday the 6th through to the 9th is a run of sub-3ft, short-period E/ESE slop, with cross-shore and cross-on winds. It’s painful.

We get a slight tease on Monday morning the 10th when the wind goes offshore from the WNW, but the swell is only 2ft. Clean, but no power. That’s better than nothing, but it’s a grovel. Tuesday the 11th is glassy in the morning and afternoon, but again, the size is barely there, around 2-2ft.

The next real event is Thursday morning the 13th. The swell jumps back up to 5ft, but it’s coming from the north at a short 6-second period. The energy is moderate at 292. That short period and cross-shore wind will make it a lumpy, closed-out mess most likely. It’s a marginal call at best, not the clean, lined-up waves we saw on the 3rd.

The final few days, the 14th and 15th, are just more small, weak, cross-on chop. Nothing to get excited about.

So, bottom line: if you want a wave, your window is Monday morning the 3rd. That’s the pick of the bunch by a long shot. The rest is mostly a waiting game.

Stay salty,
Rusty

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