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Fingal Bay surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia
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Fingal Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Fingal Bay sea temperature is
23.1° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Fingal Bay today?
The current surf forecast for Fingal Bay at 9AM is: 0.1m 11s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 04). An open ocean swell of 2.0m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 2.5m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (04 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (04 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Fingal Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Mon morning, min 16°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the WNW by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 4 | Tuesday 5 | Wednesday 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 18 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | |
3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 936 | 991 | 953 | 878 | 790 | 707 | 695 | 683 | 595 | 584 | 573 | 556 | 535 | 461 | 452 | 458 | 394 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | |
High Tide | 9:48AM1.23m | 9:56PM1.72m | 10:30AM1.16m | 10:33PM1.66m | 11:16AM1.10m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:01AM0.40m | 3:20PM0.51m | 4:44AM0.43m | 3:54PM0.58m | 5:29AM0.46m | 4:31PM0.65m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 19 |
16 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 23 | 22 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
3 | 838 | 817 | 799 | 816 | 832 | 932 | 936 | 991 | 953 | 878 | 790 | 707 | 695 | 683 | 595 | 584 | 573 | 556 | 535 | 461 | 452 | 458 | 394 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 5 | S 5 | S 4 | S 17 | S 16 | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 |
— | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 92 | 82 | 78 | 108 | 88 | 58 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | 24 | 54 | 3 | 2 | 41 | 65 | 34 | 32 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | — | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | — | — | — | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 4 |
917 | 1275 | 1233 | 1233 | — | 1340 | 1367 | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 18 | 25 | 12 | 9 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 16 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 119 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 11 | 35 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 41 | 1 | 82 | 41 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 41 | 262 | 1 | 0 |
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