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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
23.0° C
(Which is 1.0°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 12PM is: 1.8m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 17s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (02 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 17s |
| Evening (02 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 15s |
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 18°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Sun night, light winds from the W by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 2 | Sunday 3 | Monday 4 | Tue 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
S 18 | S 18 | E 9 | S 17 | S 8 | S 15 | S 16 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | E 11 | E 11 | |
6 | 6 | 577 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 711 | 640 | 573 | 573 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 1208 | 1068 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 8:32AM1.36m | 8:47PM1.77m | 9:09AM1.30m | 9:21PM1.75m | 9:48AM1.23m | 9:56PM1.72m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:17PM0.41m | 3:20AM0.38m | 2:48PM0.46m | 4:01AM0.40m | 3:20PM0.51m | |||||||||||||||||||
6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | |
— | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | 5:08 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 16 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | E 11 | E 11 |
528 | 564 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 711 | 640 | 573 | 573 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 838 | 757 | 739 | 784 | 2 | 1186 | 1314 | 1208 | 1068 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | S 17 | S 17 | S 15 | S 15 | — | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | — | — | — | — | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 |
4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 19 | S 18 | — | — | — |
6 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 6 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | — | E 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | — | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | NNE 5 | — | — |
724 | — | 577 | 696 | 710 | 799 | 799 | — | — | — | 742 | 710 | 800 | 917 | 917 | 83 | 70 | 85 | 1185 | 1027 | 1675 | 103 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 11 | 11 | 477 | 477 | 262 | 260 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 385 | 262 | 262 | 252 | 119 | 119 | 11 | 6 | 119 | 61 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
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