Surf Forecasts:
St Finan's Bay surf forecast from 11 Nov 2026:
- Best quality surf: Tuesday 17 Nov, 9AM (local time) - 21ft (6.5m), 14s period, WSW swell with cross-onshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 18 Nov, 12AM (local time) - 23ft (7.0m), 14s period, W swell with 18,041 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 11 Nov, 9AM (local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with SSW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for St Finan's Bay this week:
The surf forecast for St Finan's Bay over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Nov 11) at 9AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.8m and 12s period. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at St Finan's Bay in the next 16 days are 7.0m 14s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Nov 18) at 12AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.6m 10s period and expected on Saturday (Nov 21) at 12PM.
| Wave Type | Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 9AM (Wed 11th Nov) | 6ft (1.8m) 12s |
| Best Surf | 9AM (Tue 17th Nov) | 21ft (6.5m) 14s |
| Most Powerful | 12AM (Wed 18th Nov) | 23ft (7.0m) 14s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for St Finan's Bay over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Tue night, min 6°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon morning, min 9°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SE on Sun afternoon, gales from the SW by Mon afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 11 | Thursday 12 | Friday 13 | Saturday 14 | Sunday 15 | Monday 16 | ||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 8 | S 12 | SSW 11 | S 6 | SSE 6 | S 8 | SW 6 | W 11 | W 10 | SSE 11 | SSW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1917 | 907 | 423 | 250 | 154 | 113 | 64 | 35 | 78 | 126 | 160 | 284 | 459 | 186 | 1465 | 771 | 581 | 1759 | 6121 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 5:14AM3.26m | 5:36PM3.13m | 5:48AM3.17m | 6:12PM2.99m | 6:25AM3.04m | 6:51PM2.82m | 7:04AM2.88m | 7:34PM2.65m | 7:48AM2.73m | 8:25PM2.48m | 8:41AM2.59m | 9:25PM2.38m | |||||||
Low Tide | 10:55PM0.43m | 11:16AM0.38m | 11:28PM0.54m | 11:51AM0.49m | 00:03AM0.69m | 12:28PM0.64m | 00:40AM0.84m | 1:09PM0.80m | 1:20AM1.01m | 1:56PM0.95m | 2:08AM1.16m | 2:55PM1.07m | |||||||
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 | — | 7:52 | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | 8:00 | — | — |
 | — | — | 4:57 | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | 4:53 | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | 4:51 | — | — | 4:50 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 4 | 17 |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 7 | 6 | 7 | 4 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 1 | -2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | N 8 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | SSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SSE 7 | W 11 | W 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 12 | NNW 9 |
| kJ | 1917 | 907 | 423 | 250 | 154 | 113 | 64 | 186 | 121 | 126 | 98 | 85 | 79 | 70 | 1465 | 771 | 270 | 1759 | 65 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 13 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | SE 7 | N 7 | SSW 9 | S 8 | S 12 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | W 12 | W 12 | SE 7 | SSW 7 | W 10 | NNW 10 | — |
| kJ | 16 | 12 | 13 | 21 | 2 | 45 | 64 | 35 | 78 | 70 | 14 | 6 | 48 | 93 | 23 | 66 | 327 | 176 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 11 | NW 10 | SE 8 | NNW 7 | SE 7 | NNW 13 | SE 7 | SSW 8 | WSW 13 | NNW 7 | NW 7 | N 8 | SW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 14 | NNW 13 | — | — |
| kJ | — | 12 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 35 | 8 | 22 | 69 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 50 | 32 | 158 | 294 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 3 | NE 3 | NNE 7 | ENE 3 | E 3 | E 3 | SE 4 | SSE 5 | S 6 | SSE 6 | S 8 | SW 6 | — | — | SSE 11 | WSW 9 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 105 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 61 | 160 | 284 | 459 | 186 | — | — | 581 | 645 | 6121 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 38 | 36 | 36 | 280 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 49 | 589 | 947 | 741 |
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