Fingal Spit
Surf spot · Australia
Is it worth the trip?
14Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Fri 6: 6 ft swell at 7 s, sheltered (estimated): holds up in a blow
Mon 2 · 6 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft8 shollow
- Energy
- 26kJ
- Wind
- E 6 kn
- Temp
- 21°C
Tue 3 · 7 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft5 smushy
- Energy
- 29kJ
- Wind
- N 7 kn
- Temp
- 23°C
Wed 4 · 10 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft6 shollow
- Energy
- 24kJ
- Wind
- WSW 16 kn
- Temp
- 21°C
Thu 5 · 8 out of 100
- Swell
- 5 ft6 smushy
- Energy
- 141kJ
- Wind
- SSE 16 kn
- Temp
- 20°C
Fri 6 · 29 out of 100
- Swell
- 6 ft7 smushy
- Energy
- 234kJ
- Wind
- SW 4 kn
- Temp
- 19°C
Sat 7 · 7 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft4 smushy
- Energy
- 11kJ
- Wind
- WNW 5 kn
- Temp
- 23°C
Sun 8 · 16 out of 100
- Swell
- 6 ft7 smushy
- Energy
- 418kJ
- Wind
- SSW 20 kn
- Temp
- 16°C
Tap a day for waves, wind and the temperature. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Sun 113, too small
- Mon 26, too small
- Tue 37, too small
- Wed 410, too small
- Thu 58, too small
- Fri 629, too small
- Sat 77, too small
- Sun 816, poor
- Mon 938, poor
- Tue 1016, too small
The spot in five facts
- Faces Etakes swell from the E
- Offshore: Wwind from the land
- Intermediate +who it suits
- Works 5–20 ftof swell
- Water 21 °C2 mm shorty
Full forecast
every day, every number
Fingal Spit does not suit beginners. This is the forecast for experts, so you can see what it does.
| Day | Scorefor Expert | Swell | Energy | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1Nov | 13, too small | 3 ft10 shollowunder 1 ft at break (est.) | 116kJ | offshorewind from the west-north-west, 4 knots, offshore | 23°C |
| Mon 2Nov | 6, too small | 2 ft8 shollow2 ft at break (est.) | 26kJ | wind from the east, 6 knots | 21°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 7, too small | 3 ft5 smushy3 ft at break (est.) | 29kJ | wind from the north, 7 knots | 23°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 10, too small | 2 ft6 shollow3 ft at break (est.) | 24kJ | offshorewind from the west-south-west, 16 knots, offshore | 21°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 8, too small | 5 ft6 smushyunder 1 ft at break (est.) | 141kJ | wind from the south-south-east, 16 knots | 20°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 29, too small | 6 ft7 smushyunder 1 ft at break (est.) | 234kJ | offshorewind from the south-west, 4 knots, offshore | 19°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 7, too small | 2 ft4 smushy2 ft at break (est.) | 11kJ | offshorewind from the west-north-west, 5 knots, offshore | 23°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 16, poor | 6 ft7 smushyunder 1 ft at break (est.) | 418kJ | wind from the south-south-west, 20 knots | 16°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 38, poor | 6 ft7 smushyunder 1 ft at break (est.) | 300kJ | offshorewind from the south-west, 14 knots, offshore | 17°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 16, too small | 3 ft7 smushy2 ft at break (est.) | 77kJ | wind from the south-south-west, 5 knots | 20°C |
| Wed 11Nov | 23, too small | 5 ft8 smushy2 ft at break (est.) | 260kJ | wind from the east-north-east, 8 knots | 19°C |
Energy is the swell's power, in kJ per metre of wave. Wind is in knots, the arrow where it blows to; green is offshore. More
Tide
- Sun 1 NovHigh 01:49 +0.2 mLow 07:07 −0.4 mHigh 13:52 +0.8 mLow 20:54 −0.6 m
- Mon 2 NovHigh 03:07 +0.3 mLow 08:26 −0.3 mHigh 15:03 +0.7 mLow 22:02 −0.6 m
- Tue 3 NovHigh 04:19 +0.3 mLow 09:49 −0.3 mHigh 16:13 +0.7 mLow 23:01 −0.6 m
Local clock times; heights about mean sea level. On open coasts the times are usually within a quarter of an hour; in bays, estuaries and on the Gulf of Mexico they can be an hour or more out. Tide: EOT20 global ocean tide model, Hart-Davis et al. 2021, DGFI-TUM (doi:10.17882/79489), CC BY 4.0. Times and heights computed by us. A model, not a tide table: check a local table before you go.
Forecast updated . It refreshes every three hours. Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.
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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Fingal Spit
Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.
The spot faces E (76°), so it takes swell from the E. The wind blows offshore from the W (256°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 5–20 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves steeply: 10 m deep about 200 m out (1 in 19). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would break hollow. The sea is about 19°C in August, its coldest month (2 mm shorty), and 25°C in February, its warmest (no wetsuit). The town to stay in is Fingal Bay, 1.5 km away (about 5 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 4 surf spots and 3 dive sites.
Water about 21°C: 2 mm shorty. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.
The score is the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change it (how we score, how we earn).
Rough cost (estimate): about US$1,890–US$3,580 each
about US$1,890–US$3,580 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, hire car, stay, food, board and wetsuit.
Our estimate from typical public prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book (where they come from). Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.
How we worked it out
| What | How we worked it out | Each |
|---|---|---|
| Flights | return MDW to SYD, estimated from distance and season, changing at LAX, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$925–US$1,920 |
| Hire car | 6 days, shared | about US$147–US$241 |
| Stay | 6 nights, a mid-range double, shared | about US$355–US$596 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$322–US$596 |
| Board and wetsuit | 5 days, or about US$114 to fly your own | about US$141–US$234 |
| Total | about US$1,890–US$3,580 |
For 2 people sharing a room. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra. Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.
Where to stay: 3 towns
3 min by car · 4 places to stay
about US$134/nightcountry average
About Fingal Bay its beds, food and every spot near it
- Beds in One Mile on Booking.com
13 min by car · 20 places to stay
- Beds in Anna Bay on Booking.com
17 min by car · 9 places to stay
About US$134 a night is our estimate of the country's average 2-star double room that month: not each town's price, and not a quote. Drives are estimates. Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.
Getting there: about 30h
About 30h door to door from Chicago
Fly MDW → SYD, changing at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), then 3h 10m by road
Flights MDW → SYD on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.
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