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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
23.1° C
(Which is 1.1°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 8AM is: 1.8m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 03). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 May) | 6ft (1.8m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (03 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (03 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 12s |
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 16°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Sun afternoon, calm by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 3 | Monday 4 | Tuesday 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
S 16 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | E 10 | S 19 | S 10 | S 18 | S 17 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 12 | E 12 | |
5 | 711 | 640 | 573 | 640 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 725 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 953 | 878 | 790 | 707 | 708 | 773 | 773 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | |
High Tide | 9:09AM1.30m | 9:21PM1.75m | 9:48AM1.23m | 9:56PM1.72m | 10:30AM1.16m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:20AM0.38m | 2:48PM0.46m | 4:01AM0.40m | 3:20PM0.51m | 4:44AM0.43m | 3:54PM0.58m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | S 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 12 | E 12 |
5 | 711 | 640 | 573 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 833 | 757 | 739 | 725 | 2 | 951 | 932 | 969 | 953 | 878 | 790 | 707 | 708 | 773 | 773 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | — | — | — | — | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 19 | S 10 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 5 | S 5 |
— | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 9 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 10 | S 17 | — | — | — | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 18 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 20 | 5 | 24 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | — | — | ENE 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | — | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | — | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 4 | SSW 5 | S 5 | — | — |
799 | — | — | 880 | 640 | 727 | 838 | 917 | 838 | 1145 | 1145 | 1231 | — | 832 | 1406 | 1550 | — | 2 | 8 | 21 | 28 | 19 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 262 | 262 | 262 | 175 | 119 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 52 | 108 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 41 | 50 | 41 | 41 | 47 | 0 |
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