Surf Forecasts:
St Finan's Bay surf forecast from 6 Oct 2026:
- Best quality surf: Friday 9 Oct, 10AM (local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period, W swell with cross-shore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Friday 9 Oct, 7AM (local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 10s period, W swell with 3,297 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 6 Oct, 7AM (local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 11s period with WNW 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 (Oct 06) at 7AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 2.1m 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 4.0m 10s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Oct 09) at 7AM. 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 11s period and expected on Sunday (Oct 11) at 10AM.
| Wave Type | Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 7AM (Tue 6th Oct) | 7ft (2.1m) 11s |
| Best Surf | 10AM (Fri 9th Oct) | 11ft (3.5m) 10s |
| Most Powerful | 7AM (Fri 9th Oct) | 13ft (4.0m) 10s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for St Finan's Bay over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 11°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Mon afternoon, strong winds from the NNW by Wed afternoon). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Thu night, light winds from the W by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 5 | Tuesday 6 | Wednesday 7 | Thursday 8 | Friday 9 | Saturday 10 | Sunday 11 | ||||||||||||||
PM | 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) | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 11 | NW 10 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | NW 13 | NW 12 | WNW 11 | W 10 | W 10 | S 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 908 | 973 | 938 | 757 | 404 | 573 | 1142 | 1493 | 955 | 408 | 2642 | 2979 | 2206 | 1330 | 2802 | 2713 | 1783 | 402 | 402 | 160 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:50AM2.70m | 2:09PM2.91m | 2:53AM2.92m | 3:06PM3.14m | 3:41AM3.14m | 3:53PM3.33m | 4:22AM3.32m | 4:34PM3.45m | 4:59AM3.43m | 5:12PM3.51m | 5:34AM3.47m | 5:47PM3.48m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 7:29PM0.80m | 7:57AM0.94m | 8:34PM0.55m | 8:55AM0.71m | 9:23PM0.32m | 9:40AM0.48m | 10:04PM0.14m | 10:20AM0.31m | 10:41PM0.04m | 10:56AM0.20m | 11:15PM0.03m | 11:30AM0.16m | 11:47PM0.10m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | 7:56 | — | — |
 | 7:10 | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | 7:06 | — | — | 7:04 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | 6:59 | — | — | 6:57 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 3 |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 11 | S 11 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | N 8 | S 13 | S 13 | SW 12 | NW 13 | NW 12 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | W 10 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | 908 | 973 | 938 | 757 | 404 | 573 | 2 | 1493 | 955 | 408 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2802 | 2713 | 1783 | 606 | 402 | 154 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | NW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 6 | S 11 | S 14 | S 11 | N 9 | N 9 | S 13 | — | — | — | S 12 | S 12 | SW 12 | W 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 |
| kJ | 17 | 304 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 4 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 6 | 402 | 355 | 88 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 7 | S 12 | — | — | S 14 | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 12 | S 12 | S 13 |
| kJ | 17 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3 | — | — | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 3 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NW 10 | — | — | WSW 6 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | — | — | — | S 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 88 | 58 | 93 | 1142 | — | — | 246 | 2642 | 2979 | 2206 | 1330 | 541 | 326 | — | — | — | 160 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 38 | 38 | 36 | 139 | 139 | 828 | 1280 | 280 | 38 | 51 | 569 | 795 | 918 | 559 | 559 | 559 | 38 | 36 | 47 | 47 |
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