Fingal Bay surf break

Fingal Bay surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Thursday 21 May 2026 AEST
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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
21.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Fingal Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Fingal Bay at 7AM is: 3.0m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 1.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 21). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 May)10ft (3.0m)9s
Afternoon (21 May)10ft (3.0m)9s
Evening (21 May)8ft (2.5m)8s

Table - waves today at Fingal Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Warm (max 20°C on Sat morning, min 18°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Thu morning, light winds from the E by Sat night).

Thursday
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
S
10
3
S
10
3
S
9
3
S
9
3
S
9
3
S
9
2.5
S
9
2.5
SSE
8
2.5
SSE
8
2.5
SSE
8
2.5
SSE
8
2.5
SSE
8
3
SE
9
3
SE
11
3
SE
11
2.5
ESE
11
2.5
ESE
10
3
SE
10
3
ESE
10
3
ESE
10
3
ESE
11
3
ESE
11
3
ESE
11
3
ESE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1553
1559
1602
1433
1528
1436
1106
962
889
844
913
870
1270
1897
2017
1527
1332
1584
1901
1792
1873
1887
1916
1914
Wind (km/h)
35
SSW
30
SSW
40
S
40
S
45
SSW
40
S
40
S
35
S
35
S
35
S
35
S
35
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSE
30
S
30
S
25
SSE
25
SE
25
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:13PM1.87m
12:16PM1.24m
00:10AM1.77m
1:23PM1.24m
1:10AM1.66m
2:31PM1.27m
Low Tide
6:13AM0.23m
5:41PM0.58m
7:12AM0.28m
6:47PM0.64m
8:11AM0.33m
8:00PM0.67m
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rain showers
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
light rain
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rain showers
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light rain
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cloud
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rain showers
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:37
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:57
4:57
4:55
2
2
3
3
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
Temp °C
17
17
18
18
18
18
19
19
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
19
19
20
20
20
20
20
10
11
11
11
10
11
12
12
12
11
11
11
11
12
12
12
13
15
15
16
17
17
16
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
1.2
ESE
10
0.2
S
14
0.3
S
14
0.4
S
13
2.5
ESE
11
2.5
ESE
10
0.3
SSW
11
3
ESE
10
3
ESE
10
3
ESE
11
3
ESE
11
3
ESE
11
3
ESE
11
Energy kJ
245
244
244
239
239
194
194
154
151
117
116
285
16
34
53
1527
1332
24
1602
1792
1873
1887
1916
1914
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.2
ESE
10
0.1
S
15
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
SSW
9
0.1
S
23
0.1
S
22
0.2
S
20
0.2
S
19
Energy kJ
6
5
5
5
10
5
26
24
17
10
9
32
28
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
S
10
3
S
10
3
S
9
3
S
9
3
S
9
3
S
9
2.5
S
9
2.5
SSE
8
2.5
SSE
8
2.5
SSE
8
2.5
SSE
8
2.5
SSE
8
3
SE
9
3
SE
11
3
SE
11
1.2
S
8
1.3
S
8
3
SE
10
3
ESE
10
Energy kJ
1553
1559
1602
1433
1528
1436
1106
962
889
844
913
870
1270
1897
2017
187
186
1584
1901
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
2
4
4
3
3
1
1
1
2
3
3
5
4
4
3
3
1
2
4
2
Distance (km)
41
41
70
70
70
176
206
133
215
41
41
221
221
221
236
206
176
82
215
221
148
148
215
148
Best forecast wave conditions in Newcastle
Rating
(10 max)
4
1
3
1
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
7
5
5
7
5
6
6
4
4
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
6
8
9
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