Surf Forecasts:
Fingal Point and Beach surf forecast from 5 Oct 2026:
- Best quality surf: Monday 12 Oct, 8AM (local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period, N swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Monday 12 Oct, 2AM (local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period, NNE swell with 317 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 7 Oct, 2AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with ENE 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 Wednesday (Oct 07) at 2AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.8m and 9s period with a secondary swell of 1.0m and 5s. 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 1.8m 7s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Oct 12) at 2AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 2.3m 7s period and expected on Wednesday (Oct 07) at 5PM.
| Wave Type | Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 2AM (Wed 7th Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 9s |
| Best Surf | 8AM (Mon 12th Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) 6s |
| Most Powerful | 2AM (Mon 12th Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) 7s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Fingal Point and Beach over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Warm (max 23°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Thu morning). Mainly fresh winds. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sun morning, min 17°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the N by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 6 | Wednesday 7 | Thursday 8 | Friday 9 | Saturday 10 | Sunday 11 | ||||||||||||||
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) | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 5 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 8 | ENE 8 | SE 12 | N 4 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 203 | 165 | 132 | 103 | 136 | 51 | 35 | 39 | 37 | 24 | 151 | 26 | 158 | 148 | 190 | 312 | 247 | 237 | 317 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | on | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:27AM1.03m | 5:43PM1.56m | 6:19AM1.17m | 6:32PM1.58m | 7:04AM1.30m | 7:15PM1.57m | 7:44AM1.42m | 7:54PM1.52m | 8:21AM1.52m | 8:30PM1.44m | 8:58AM1.58m | 9:06PM1.35m | |||||||
Low Tide | 11:42PM0.23m | 11:10AM0.29m | 00:27AM0.15m | 12:10PM0.21m | 1:05AM0.09m | 1:01PM0.15m | 1:39AM0.05m | 1:47PM0.12m | 2:10AM0.03m | 2:30PM0.12m | 2:39AM0.03m | 3:12PM0.13m | 3:08AM0.06m | ||||||
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 | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | 6:49 | — | — | 6:49 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:51 | — |
mm | — | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 22 |
Feels °C | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | S 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 203 | 165 | 132 | 103 | 71 | 51 | 35 | 39 | 351 | 248 | 326 | 452 | 304 | 201 | 110 | 39 | 23 | 22 | 22 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | N 5 | ESE 11 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 8 | ENE 8 | SE 12 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | NE 12 |
| kJ | 2 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 11 | 34 | 16 | 37 | 24 | 151 | 22 | 21 | 14 | 14 | 26 | 14 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 16 | E 15 | E 16 | SE 10 | ESE 9 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | NE 12 | E 19 | NE 18 | E 11 | NE 15 | NE 14 | NE 13 | S 8 |
| kJ | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 13 | 22 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | N 5 | NNE 5 | N 5 | S 5 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | — | — | NNW 3 | N 4 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 |
| kJ | 51 | 35 | 47 | 47 | 136 | 529 | 539 | 466 | — | — | 3 | 26 | 158 | 148 | 190 | 312 | 247 | 237 | 317 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 36 | 12 | 160 | 0 | 208 | 434 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 55 | 330 | 36 | 180 | 261 | 136 | 208 | 491 | 21 |
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