Fingal Point and Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. Well, it’s a rough 16-day stretch for Fingal Point and Beach – not much worth paddling out for. No real standouts, so let’s just take it day by day and keep the bar low.

First surfable session comes on Wednesday, 2nd September. Swell’s tiny at 2ft from the east, with a 10-second period – weak groundswell, combined energy only 75 (weak). Wind’s light NNW at 9 mph, blowing cross-offshore, so the surface’ll be glassy. Fingal’s a point break, handles east swell okay, and it’s fairly consistent. But the waves are just “surfable, very ordinary.” Nothin’ to ring home about, but it’s the cleanest early window.

Thursday 3rd morning offers a similar 2ft east swell, 9-second period, energy at 64 (weak). Again, light NNW cross-off wind at 9 mph keeps it clean. Still tiny and weak – a beginner might enjoy a wobbly ride, but that’s it.

A long lull stretches from Thursday arvo into early September. Then Saturday 5th, a pulse of north windswell arrives. Morning brings 4ft from the north at only 6 seconds (windswell) and 132 energy (moderate). Wind’s NNW 16 mph, cross-off, clean on the surface. But that 6-second period means short, weak waves. By afternoon it’s 5ft with 200 energy (moderate), but wind picks up to north 19 mph, fresh and cross-shore, making it lumpy. Not good.

Sunday 6th morning is the pick of the lot: 4ft north swell, 6-second period, 123 energy (moderate). Wind’s lighter, NW 6 mph and cross-off, so it’s clean. Still short-period junk, but the cleanest wave in this whole window. If you’re desperate, Sunday mornin’ is your best bet.

Monday 7th drops back to 2ft, then Tuesday 8th brings a shift: 3ft southeasterly swell with an 11-second period (groundswell) and 196 energy (moderate). Wind’s WNW 9 mph, offshore, so it’ll be clean. But SE swell ain’t ideal for Fingal – it prefers NE – so waves won’t wrap in well. It’s only “surfable, very ordinary.” Arvo has 3ft, 12-second period, 289 energy (moderate) with a WSW cross-off breeze. Still nothin’ to write home about.

From the 9th onward it’s mostly onshore dribble or tiny cross-on chop. Water temp’s 69°F, pretty average for late August. No standout options across the whole 16 days – your best bet is the clean, tiny wave on the 2nd, or the slightly bigger but short-period north swell on Sunday 6th. Don’t expect much else.

Rusty, out.

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