Surf Forecasts:
St Finan's Bay surf forecast from 14 Nov 2026:
- Best quality surf: Tuesday 17 Nov, 6PM (local time) - 23ft (7.0m), 15s period, WSW swell with onshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 18 Nov, 6AM (local time) - 28ft (8.5m), 16s period, WSW swell with 35,944 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 15 Nov, 3AM (local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with S 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 Sunday (Nov 15) at 3AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.6m and 8s period with a secondary swell of 0.6m and 11s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at St Finan's Bay in the next 16 days are 8.5m 16s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Nov 18) at 6AM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 2.5m 11s period and expected on Sunday (Nov 29) at 12AM.
| Wave Type | Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 3AM (Sun 15th Nov) | 5ft (1.6m) 8s |
| Best Surf | 6PM (Tue 17th Nov) | 23ft (7.0m) 15s |
| Most Powerful | 6AM (Wed 18th Nov) | 28ft (8.5m) 16s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for St Finan's Bay over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 44mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon afternoon, min 6°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, gales from the SE by Mon afternoon). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed night, min 11°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Wed morning, moderate winds from the SW by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 14 | Sunday 15 | Monday 16 | Tuesday 17 | Wednesday 18 | Thursday 19 | Friday 20 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | 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) | S 6 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 7 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | SSE 7 | SW 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 377 | 1207 | 482 | 160 | 588 | 246 | 348 | 866 | 2564 | 5599 | 13211 | 34310 | 34894 | 27987 | 11422 | 5862 | 4308 | 1945 | 1302 | 826 | 803 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 7:34PM2.65m | 7:48AM2.73m | 8:25PM2.48m | 8:41AM2.59m | 9:25PM2.38m | 9:42AM2.51m | 10:33PM2.36m | 10:49AM2.50m | 11:40PM2.45m | 11:52AM2.58m | 00:38AM2.62m | 12:49PM2.74m | 1:27AM2.84m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 1:09PM0.80m | 1:20AM1.01m | 1:56PM0.95m | 2:08AM1.16m | 2:55PM1.07m | 3:11AM1.27m | 4:07PM1.10m | 4:30AM1.29m | 5:19PM1.03m | 5:44AM1.19m | 6:19PM0.88m | 6:43AM1.02m | 7:08PM0.70m | ||||||||
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 | 7:56 | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | 8:03 | — | — | 8:03 | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | 8:07 | — | — |
 | — | 4:52 | — | — | 4:51 | — | — | 4:50 | — | — | 4:47 | — | — | 4:46 | — | — | 4:45 | — | — | 4:45 | — |
mm | 1 | 9 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 5 | 19 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | 7 |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 3 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | -4 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | N 9 | WSW 11 | SSW 7 | WSW 10 | NNW 9 | WSW 10 | W 10 | N 12 | S 11 | N 11 | WSW 16 | — | — | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | N 7 |
| kJ | 98 | 6 | 79 | 160 | 588 | 407 | 348 | 115 | 75 | 61 | 22 | 34310 | — | — | 11422 | 5862 | 4308 | 1945 | 1302 | 826 | 4 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | W 15 | W 12 | WSW 10 | W 11 | SW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | — | NNW 12 | N 12 | — | — | — | — | NNW 11 | S 10 | NNW 10 | N 8 | NNW 8 | S 16 |
| kJ | 14 | 4 | 27 | 71 | 85 | 246 | 214 | 77 | — | 47 | 11 | — | — | — | — | 24 | 332 | 33 | 37 | 21 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | — | NNW 10 | W 12 | S 8 | W 10 | NNW 14 | NNW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 11 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | — | 18 | 67 | 28 | 204 | 61 | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 8 | S 8 | NW 5 | NNW 9 | ENE 2 | SE 5 | SSE 7 | SW 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | — | — | N 4 | N 6 | — | — | WSW 9 |
| kJ | 377 | 1207 | 482 | 55 | 172 | 1 | 123 | 866 | 2564 | 5599 | 13211 | 31695 | 34894 | 27987 | — | — | 24 | 52 | — | — | 803 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 280 | 395 | 36 | 41 | 410 | 0 | 36 | 417 | 276 | 280 | 282 | 217 | 217 | 217 | 217 | 121 | 121 | 121 | 127 | 148 | 726 |
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