Fingal Point and Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s have a look at what’s cookin’ here. To be straight with ya, this stretch is gonna be a long one before we see anything worth paddlin’ out for. Fingal Point and Beach has got some energy showing up, but the conditions are gonna keep it messy and ordinary for a good while.

Over the next week and a half, there’s really nothin’ that gets me excited. It’s a bunch of poor surf conditions with cross-onshore or cross-shore winds, combined wave energy that ranges from weak to moderate – best we see is around 64 to 711 (moderate to strong) but it’s all wrapped up in onshore junk. On Thursday 13th morning we get a little glimmer with a clean south wind, 2ft easterly swell and a 9-second period, weak energy of just 64 – surfable but very ordinary. That’s the best we can say for that first day. It’s a beginner-plus point break that’s fairly consistent, exposed to swell from the east, and it likes an optimum from the northeast, so that small E swell isn’t ideal. Water temp is about average for the time of year, so nothin’ unusual there.

Then we fall into a long run of poor surf until Saturday the 22nd. That’s a gap of eight days with no real recommendation. On Saturday 22nd morning, we get glassy conditions – light wind from the SSE at 3 mph – with 3ft of easterly swell at 8 seconds, weak energy of 97. That’s surfable, but still only very ordinary. Crowds are possible there sometimes.

Then Sunday 23rd morning shows some promise: a clean cross-off NW wind at 12 mph, 4ft of easterly swell at 9 seconds, moderate energy of 235. This is described as marginal but clean, so it might be worth a look for the patient surfer.

Now, the standout of the whole 16-day window? That’s Monday 24th morning. We’ve got a light southwesterly breeze at 3 mph, clean conditions, 5ft of easterly swell at 10 seconds – that’s a moderate groundswell, decent period – and strong combined energy of 500. The break is expecting very good surf conditions. At 5ft, it’s gettin’ a little size for beginners but still manageable for most. The wind is offshore/cross-off for that point setup, so it should be clean and lined up. That’s your best call.

Tuesday 25th morning also shapes up nicely – glassy north wind at 3 mph, 4ft of easterly swell, 9-second period, moderate energy of 259, and it’s expected to be good surf. That’s a solid runner-up. After that, the forecast fades back into poor conditions through to the end of the period, with the last session on Friday 28th morning showing just 1ft of easterly swell at 11 seconds, weak energy of 26, and onshore wind.

So if you’re waitin’ for something worthwhile, keep your eyes on Monday 24th and Tuesday 25th of August. That’s the closest we get to a classic Fingal morning. The rest of it? A lot of onshore chop and not much to write home about.

Rusty

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