Fingal Bay surf break

Fingal Bay surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Wednesday 25 Feb 2026 AEDT
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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
24.3° 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 12PM is: 0.3m 7s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00am February 25). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.3m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Feb)1ft (0.3m)8s
Afternoon (25 Feb)0.5ft (0.2m)7s
Evening (25 Feb)0.5ft (0.1m)15s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
3
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
S
0.4
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.2
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.8
SSW
1.6
S
2.1
S
1.8
S
1.7
S
1.6
S
1.4
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.2
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.2
SSE
Period(s) (?)888715181517151577778888888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1221101047464452663262491396373331251206168173173178
Wind
(km/h)
30
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
15
NE
30
ENE
35
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
10
NE
5
NW
5
S
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
15
E
15
ESE
15
E
20
E
20
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:11AM
1.62
3:59PM
1.13
4:29AM
1.66
5:34PM
1.14
5:44AM
1.73
6:45PM
1.21
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:11AM
0.52
9:36PM
0.59
11:36AM
0.45
10:55PM
0.58
12:43PM
0.35
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Sunrise--6:35-------6:35-------6:37-----
Sunset-----7:31-------7:30-------7:30--
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C232221242525242423232223242424232323232324242323
Feels °C (?)212021242323242423252425252424232324242224232322
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