Surf Forecasts:
St Finan's Bay surf forecast from 30 Jun 2026:
- Best quality surf: Tuesday 30 Jun, 10PM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period, W swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 30 Jun, 7PM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period, W swell with 1,969 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 30 Jun, 10PM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with W 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 Tuesday (Jun 30) at 10PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 3.0m and 11s period with a secondary swell of 0.2m and 12s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at St Finan's Bay in the next 16 days are 3.0m 11s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Jun 30) at 7PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.9m 7s period and expected on Wednesday (Jul 01) at 7AM.
| Wave Type | Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 10PM (Tue 30th Jun) | 10ft (3.0m) 11s |
| Best Surf | 10PM (Tue 30th Jun) | 10ft (3.0m) 11s |
| Most Powerful | 7PM (Tue 30th Jun) | 10ft (3.0m) 11s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for St Finan's Bay over the next 16 days.
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Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Tue morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Thu afternoon). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri night, min 14°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 30 | Wednesday 1 | Thursday 2 | Friday 3 | Saturday 4 | Sunday 5 | Monday 6 | |||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 7 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1434 | 1513 | 1275 | 471 | 408 | 1702 | 1252 | 951 | 541 | 418 | 410 | 573 | 978 | 786 | 441 | 234 | 160 | 94 | 68 | 66 | 52 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 5:57PM3.13m | 6:22AM2.99m | 6:34PM3.17m | 6:59AM2.98m | 7:09PM3.17m | 7:35AM2.95m | 7:45PM3.13m | 8:13AM2.90m | 8:22PM3.07m | 8:52AM2.84m | 9:00PM2.98m | 9:34AM2.79m | 9:44PM2.89m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 11:38AM0.66m | 00:03AM0.51m | 12:13PM0.63m | 00:40AM0.47m | 12:48PM0.63m | 1:15AM0.47m | 1:23PM0.65m | 1:51AM0.49m | 1:58PM0.70m | 2:28AM0.53m | 2:37PM0.76m | 3:07AM0.58m | 3:20PM0.84m | 3:52AM0.65m | |||||||
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 | 5:24 | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | 5:30 | — | — |
 | — | — | 10:02 | — | — | 10:02 | — | — | 10:02 | — | — | 10:01 | — | — | 10:01 | — | — | 10:01 | — | — | 10:00 |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 12 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | W 10 | WSW 10 | SSW 12 | S 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | 1434 | 1513 | 1275 | 471 | 14 | 3 | 1252 | 951 | 541 | 418 | 410 | 173 | 978 | 786 | 441 | 234 | 160 | 94 | 68 | 66 | 43 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | NW 8 | S 16 | S 15 | S 11 | S 11 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | SW 16 | WSW 10 | SW 16 | SW 15 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | — | 15 | 14 | 77 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 97 | 68 | 50 | 10 | 20 | 10 | 9 | 33 | 64 | 60 | 48 | 48 | 52 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSW 12 | S 16 | S 19 | S 15 | S 15 | NNW 7 | N 6 | NW 12 | S 13 | SW 16 | — | S 12 | NW 8 | SW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 14 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 49 | 3 | 10 | — | 3 | 34 | 8 | 24 | 24 | 20 | 20 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 9 | — | — | WSW 7 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 3 | S 3 |
| kJ | — | 39 | — | — | 408 | 1702 | — | — | — | — | — | 573 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 47 | 159 | 105 | 47 | 580 | 559 | 0 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 47 | 38 | 560 | 0 | 38 | 38 | 15 | 38 | 38 | 38 |
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