Surf Forecasts:
Fingal Point and Beach surf forecast from 28 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 29 Aug, 4AM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period, E swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 30 Aug, 1AM (local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period, SSE swell with 166 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 29 Aug, 4AM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s 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 Saturday (Aug 29) at 4AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.6m and 8s period. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Fingal Point and Beach in the next 16 days are 1.6m 6s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Aug 30) at 1AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 2.0m 7s period and expected on Sunday (Aug 30) at 7AM.
| Wave Type | Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 4AM (Sat 29th Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) 8s |
| Best Surf | 4AM (Sat 29th Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) 8s |
| Most Powerful | 1AM (Sun 30th Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Fingal Point and Beach over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
G’day, Rusty here again. Look, this forecast’s not exactly firing, and that’s the honest truth. For Fingal Point and Beach, the next few days are flat and messy—nothing over 2 feet, and the wind’s blowing across everything. Saturday and Sunday, you’re looking at 2ft east slop with cross-shore chop; Monday’s even smaller. You won’t miss much.
There’s a brief flicker on Wednesday the 2nd with a clean morning and 2ft, but it’s still pretty ordinary. Thursday the 3rd’s morning is clean too, but still small. Then Friday the 4th morning is your best bet for the whole first week: a touch under 3ft, glassy as a mirror, with a light cross-offshore. It’s small, but it’s clean, and for a beginner-friendly spot like this, that’s a rare treat.
After that, it’s dead again from Saturday the 5th through Wednesday the 9th—hardly a ripple worth paddling for.
Now, come Thursday the 10th, the ocean wakes up. Friday the 11th brings a solid 6ft swell out of the southeast, with the energy jumping to 653—that’s a proper pulse. But it’s a short-period swell and the wind’s cross-onshore, so it’ll be bumpy and tough. At 6ft, this is pushing into expert territory, and honestly, it’s not going to be pretty. After that, it fades fast back to 2ft.
So here’s the honest call: if you want clean waves, Friday the 4th morning is your window—small but glassy. If you’re an experienced surfer and don’t mind rough conditions, Friday the 11th has some size but expect a fight. Otherwise, sit tight. Forecasts can turn on a dime, so don’t give up hope, but right now it looks like a lean couple of weeks.
Rusty out.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun morning, min 16°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Thu morning, min 16°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | ||||||||||||||
Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 6 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | N 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 36 | 54 | 55 | 166 | 36 | 42 | 40 | 23 | 22 | 36 | 73 | 71 | 128 | 70 | 67 | 44 | 45 | 46 | 68 |
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Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:26AM1.29m | 8:39PM1.67m | 9:02AM1.35m | 9:13PM1.60m | 9:39AM1.39m | 9:49PM1.48m | 10:21AM1.41m | 10:29PM1.34m | 11:10AM1.41m | 11:16PM1.17m | 12:09PM1.39m | 00:16AM1.02m | |||||||
Low Tide | 2:35AM0.06m | 2:19PM0.08m | 3:05AM0.04m | 2:58PM0.10m | 3:35AM0.05m | 3:41PM0.16m | 4:08AM0.09m | 4:28PM0.24m | 4:44AM0.14m | 5:25PM0.33m | 5:26AM0.21m | 6:39PM0.42m | |||||||
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 | — | 6:03 | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | 5:31 | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 26 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 22 | 19 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | SSE 10 | S 9 | E 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | SSE 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 343 | 281 | 55 | 35 | 36 | 42 | 72 | 59 | 22 | 161 | 81 | 90 | 128 | 70 | 82 | 44 | 45 | 46 | 45 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 15 | NE 12 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 17 | E 8 | E 10 | E 10 | S 9 | SSE 10 | E 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 36 | 54 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 40 | 23 | 30 | 22 | 73 | 71 | 59 | 83 | 67 | 56 | 31 | 32 | 33 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 11 | N 16 | N 6 | S 16 | N 15 | NE 13 | SSE 19 | E 12 | E 11 | E 6 | E 5 | SE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 10 |
| kJ | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 36 | 3 | 36 | 9 | 9 | 32 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 5 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 6 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 8 | — | — | — | NNW 3 | N 3 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NNE 4 | N 5 |
| kJ | 17 | 432 | 339 | 166 | 462 | 433 | 114 | 132 | 256 | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 24 | 68 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 207 | 0 | 0 | 187 | 12 | 12 | 208 | 14 |
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