Fingal Point and Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. Look, I’ll be straight with you – the next 16 days at Fingal Point and Beach are a mixed bag and not exactly firing on all cylinders. We’ve got some swell, but the wind and conditions are going to keep us honest. There’s a pretty big gap of nothing much worth chasing from the start, so let’s get into it.

The first real sniff of something decent doesn’t show up until Monday morning, the 10th of August. We’ve got a 5ft swell from the north, but it’s a short-period 6-second wind swell, and combined energy is moderate at 308. The wind is cross-off from the NNW at 15 mph, which keeps it clean, but the quality is marginal. That afternoon the swell drops to 5ft from the NNE, still short-period, and the wind holds cross-off. It’s surfable, but nothing to write home about.

Then we hit a dry spell. From Tuesday the 11th through to Friday the 14th, the swell is tiny – mostly under 3ft – with weak energy. The one highlight is Tuesday morning the 11th: glassy conditions with a 3ft easterly swell at 9 seconds, and the energy is weak at 143. It’s surfable but very ordinary. You’d be better off waiting.

The real standout, and I mean the only one worth setting an alarm for, is on Sunday morning, the 23rd of August. That’s a week and a half away, so keep your fingers crossed. We’ve got a 6ft easterly swell rolling in with a 10-second period, and combined energy is moderate at 534. The wind is light and cross-off from the NW, so it’ll be clean. The forecast says “expect very good surf conditions,” and that’s the best we’ve got in the whole window. It’s a point break, so that easterly swell should line up nicely. Just be aware – crowds are sometimes an issue here, so get out early.

One thing to note: the water temperature anomaly is about average for this time of year, so no icy surprises.

For the rest of the second week, there’s a pulse of bigger swell from the 17th to the 20th of August – 7ft to 8ft from the SE – but the wind is cross-on and choppy, and the quality is poor. That’s more for the fit and the brave, or honestly, it might be more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing. The energy is strong to very strong (up to 1388), but with the wind and chop, it’s a messy affair.

So, bottom line: the best bet is the morning of the 23rd of August. It’s a long way out, but it’s the one that looks clean and has some punch. The rest of the run is a waiting game.

Rusty.

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