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Fingal Bay surf break

Fingal Bay surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Thursday 08 Jan 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
23.6° 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 6AM is: 0.1m 15s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm January 08). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 14s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jan)0.5ft (0.1m)16s
Afternoon (09 Jan)0.5ft (0.1m)16s
Evening (09 Jan)0.5ft (0.1m)16s

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

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Thu
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
E
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
2.3
NE
0.1
E
1.6
NE
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
1.3
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.9
S
2
S
2.1
S
Period(s) (?)14141415131616151681381313141414141457888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)444435555030334444483308403441504
Wind
(km/h)
35
NE
35
NE
35
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
NE
45
NE
50
NE
50
NE
40
NNE
30
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
20
NE
30
ENE
35
NE
35
NE
30
NNE
40
SSW
40
SSW
35
S
30
S
30
S
35
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
on		onononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:38AM
1.35
1:24PM
1.47
2:26AM
1.35
2:06PM
1.32
3:16AM
1.37
2:53PM
1.20
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:23PM
0.31
7:23AM
0.62
8:01PM
0.39
8:20AM
0.69
8:37PM
0.47
9:24AM
0.74
Thu
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Sunrise----5:52-------5:52-------5:54---
Sunset8:02-------8:02-------8:02-------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C232221202025262524232221232827272625222122222121
Feels °C (?)191817171721201917181920222624232324181617191716
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