Fingal Point and Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. Look, I’ve gotta be straight with you – the next 16 days at Fingal Point and Beach are a tough watch. The forecast is a long, drawn-out run of nothing special, with a whole lot of "poor surf conditions" stamped across the calendar. There’s no standout period, no real pump to get excited about, just a few flickers of hope that don’t really deliver.

The stretch starts with a real dud. From Thursday the 27th of August right through until the morning of Sunday the 6th of September, it’s all pretty ordinary. The swell is tiny, mostly under 3 ft, and the wind is a mess – cross-shore, cross-on, choppy. The energy is weak, with combined swell energy readings barely cracking 100, often sitting in the 50s and 80s. The water temp is sitting at 69°F, which is bang on average for the time of year, so no surprises there.

The only morning that looks even remotely close to something you’d paddle out for is Wednesday the 2nd of September morning. The wind swings to a light NNW at 15 km/h, giving a clean, cross-off breeze. The swell is tiny, just 2 ft from the east with a 10-second period, and the combined energy is a weak 73. It’s not good, but it’s the cleanest window you’ll get. The morning of Thursday the 3rd of September is similar – same clean, cross-off wind, but the swell is still only 2 ft.

Then we get to the 4th and 5th of September. The swell bumps up a bit – 3 ft to 4 ft – but the period is short, just 5 to 6 seconds. The energy climbs to 104-118, so there’s a bit more push, but it’s windswell, and the wind is cross-off or cross. It’s still not a day you’d mark on the calendar. The morning of Friday the 4th is clean, but the swell direction is from the NNE, not the optimum NE the guide likes, so it’s not going to line up well.

The one moment that might get your heart racing is the morning of Thursday the 10th of September. A long-period groundswell shows up – 3 ft from the SE with a 14-second period, and the combined energy hits 417. That’s a proper surge of energy for a point break like this. But here’s the kicker: the wind is a moderate cross-shore from the SSE at 20 km/h, and the forecast still calls it "poor surf conditions." It’s a tease – a clean, lined-up swell would be a dream, but the wind is going to mess it up, and the period is so long that at a point like this, it might just wall up and close out.

The best of the lot, if you’re desperate, is the morning of Friday the 11th of September. The swell is 6 ft from the SE, with a 15-second period and a massive 1285 combined energy. That’s strong, very strong energy. But again, the wind is cross-shore from the SSE at 20 km/h, and it’s only rated a 2 out of 10 for "marginal surf forecast." The swell size is over 5 ft, so it’s getting into the "too big for beginners" territory, and with that crazy energy, it’s going to be a beast. The direction is SE, not the optimum NE, so it’s not going to wrap in perfectly. The afternoon looks even worse – cross-on wind and choppy.

Honestly, if you’re a kite surfer, the 11th might be your day – that’s a lot of wind and energy. But for a paddle surfer, there’s nothing here that screams "go." The whole 16-day run is a dud, with only a couple of mornings that are clean but tiny, and one morning that’s powerful but windy. The rest is flat, choppy, or just plain bad. It’s a tough stretch, but it’s also normal for this area when the consistency is low. Forecasts can change, so don’t write it off completely, but for now, I’d save the wax.

Rusty.

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