Fingal Bay surf break

Fingal Bay surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Sunday 03 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
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 12AM is: 0.1m 12s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 03). An open ocean swell of 2.2m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 May)--
Afternoon (04 May)--
Evening (04 May)0.5ft (0.1m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Mon morning, min 15°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Sun night, calm by Tue night).

Sun
3
Monday
4
Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
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
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
2
1
0
0
0
1
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
18
2
E
10
2
E
11
2
E
11
1.9
E
11
1.8
E
11
1.8
E
11
1.7
E
11
1.7
E
11
1.7
E
11
1.7
E
11
1.6
E
11
1.6
E
11
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
6
851
901
953
878
790
804
733
708
683
670
584
566
479
461
452
Wind (km/h)
35
NE
35
NNE
35
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
15
N
5
E
10
NE
10
W
5
ESE
15
WSW
15
W
25
W
20
SW
15
SSW
20
SSE
10
SSE
0
NW
10
W
15
W
15
WNW
10
WSW
10
ESE
20
ENE
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
9:21PM1.75m
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
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
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6:24
6:26
6:26
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5:09
5:08
5:07
1
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
21
21
20
19
19
21
22
22
18
19
18
18
18
19
20
20
21
20
18
16
15
17
19
20
17
17
16
15
16
20
22
22
18
20
18
17
16
16
17
15
18
20
17
14
13
16
18
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
2.1
ENE
10
2.1
ENE
10
2
E
10
2.1
E
10
2.1
E
10
2.1
E
10
2
E
10
2
E
11
2
E
11
1.9
E
11
1.8
E
11
1.8
E
11
1.7
E
11
1.7
E
11
1.7
E
11
1.7
E
11
1.6
E
11
1.6
E
11
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
Energy kJ
3
3
3
838
817
799
896
914
932
851
901
953
878
790
804
733
708
683
670
584
566
479
461
452
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.5
S
5
0.4
S
5
0.3
S
5
0.4
S
17
0.4
S
16
0.5
S
11
0.8
S
10
Energy kJ
3
2
2
2
2
2
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
12
8
4
92
82
61
122
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
10
0.1
N
10
0.2
S
18
0.2
S
18
0.3
S
18
0.2
SSW
5
0.1
N
9
0.4
S
15
0.3
S
15
Energy kJ
6
2
2
25
25
54
2
2
72
38
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
ENE
10
2.2
ENE
10
2.2
ENE
10
2.5
ENE
10
2.4
ENE
10
2.5
ENE
10
2.5
ENE
10
2.5
ENE
10
0.4
WSW
3
0.6
SSW
4
0.6
SSW
4
0.6
S
5
0.6
S
5
0.3
SW
4
Energy kJ
838
917
917
1275
1145
1233
1352
1340
2
8
14
17
18
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
4
3
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
262
262
262
175
119
11
11
11
11
11
1
1
6
0
1
41
41
41
41
0
0
1
0
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Newcastle
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
8
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