Fingal Bay surf break

Fingal Bay surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Friday 01 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
23.0° 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 1AM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 19s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 01). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 May)0.5ft (0.1m)18s
Afternoon (02 May)6ft (1.9m)10s
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 Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 23°C on Mon morning, min 18°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Fri
1
Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Monday
4
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)
1
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
0
0
1
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
E
8
0.3
S
8
0.3
S
8
0.3
S
8
0.1
S
18
1.8
E
9
1.8
E
9
1.9
E
10
0.2
S
8
0.1
S
15
2
E
10
1.9
E
10
1.8
E
10
1.8
E
10
1.7
E
10
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
1.9
E
10
0.1
S
19
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
190
11
10
10
6
553
577
669
5
4
786
711
640
640
561
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
740
7
Wind (km/h)
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NE
25
ENE
35
NE
35
NE
30
NE
30
NE
25
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
30
NE
35
NE
35
NE
35
NNE
35
NNE
30
NNE
20
N
15
NNE
25
NE
35
NE
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
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:13PM1.76m
8:32AM1.36m
8:47PM1.77m
9:09AM1.30m
9:21PM1.75m
9:48AM1.23m
Low Tide
2:40AM0.38m
2:17PM0.41m
3:20AM0.38m
2:48PM0.46m
4:01AM0.40m
3:20PM0.51m
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
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6:24
6:24
6:24
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5:12
5:10
5:09
2
2
1
Temp °C
21
21
20
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
20
19
21
22
22
21
20
20
19
18
20
23
22
20
19
17
18
18
18
18
17
16
17
17
17
17
18
17
17
16
15
15
15
15
17
19
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
E
8
0.3
S
8
0.3
S
8
0.3
S
8
1.8
ENE
9
1.8
E
9
1.8
E
9
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
16
1.9
E
10
1.8
E
10
1.8
E
10
1.7
E
10
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
2
ENE
10
1.8
ENE
10
1.8
ENE
10
1.9
E
10
0.1
S
10
Energy kJ
190
11
10
10
528
553
577
6
5
1
5
711
640
640
561
3
3
3
3
727
640
653
740
2
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
8
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
19
0.2
S
7
0.2
S
7
0.2
S
9
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
10
Energy kJ
11
7
7
7
4
4
6
6
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
2
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
19
Energy kJ
5
4
6
6
6
7
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
8
2.2
ENE
9
2.1
ENE
9
1.9
E
10
2
E
10
2
E
10
2
E
10
2
ENE
10
1.9
ENE
10
2.1
ENE
10
2.2
ENE
10
2.2
ENE
10
1.3
NNE
6
2.3
ENE
10
2.3
ENE
10
2.1
E
10
Energy kJ
229
266
402
775
755
669
783
799
786
748
710
821
923
923
104
1040
1024
988
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
2
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
4
3
4
4
3
2
Distance (km)
35
127
11
11
11
119
477
385
262
260
11
1
1
11
262
262
262
262
119
11
11
6
102
52
Best forecast wave conditions in Newcastle
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
3
4
4
2
4
4
4
4
3
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
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