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Fingal Bay Surf Forecast
/ NSW – Newcastle (55 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /
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Fingal Bay surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Sunday 24 May 2026 AESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
21.2° 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 4PM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (24 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (24 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Fingal Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 20°C on Sun morning, min 18°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 24 | Monday 25 | Tuesday 26 | Wed 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | ESE 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | |
2862 | 2599 | 2555 | 2354 | 2134 | 2062 | 1865 | 1832 | 1815 | 1715 | 1616 | 1543 | 1419 | 1431 | 1455 | 1472 | 1602 | 1629 | 2070 | 1629 | 2130 | 1824 | 1976 | 2008 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 3:34PM1.34m | 3:19AM1.48m | 4:28PM1.42m | 4:20AM1.41m | 5:14PM1.51m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:06AM0.37m | 9:14PM0.67m | 9:56AM0.40m | 10:23PM0.64m | 10:40AM0.43m | 11:23PM0.59m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  |  |  |  | | | | | | | |  |  | | |  | |  | |  | |  | | |
 | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 |
 | — | — | — | 4:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | — | 4:53 |
— | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | — | |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | ESE 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | S 12 | E 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
 kJ | 2862 | 2599 | 2555 | 2354 | 2134 | 2062 | 1865 | 1832 | 1815 | 1715 | 1616 | 1543 | 1419 | 1431 | 1455 | 1472 | 1602 | 1629 | 1629 | 44 | 1797 | 22 | 21 | 21 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 |
| kJ | 19 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 22 | 20 | 43 | 69 | 102 | 92 | 87 | 51 | 47 | 73 | 42 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 20 | S 19 | S 18 | — | S 17 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 7 | — | 6 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2070 | 1629 | 2130 | 1824 | 1976 | 2008 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 11 | 148 | 148 | 148 | 119 | 52 | 52 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 252 | 252 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 1 |
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