Fingal Bay surf break

Fingal Bay surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Tuesday 19 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
21.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Fingal Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Fingal Bay at 3PM is: 2.3m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 3s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 May)1.5ft (0.4m)4s
Afternoon (19 May)7.5ft (2.3m)10s
Evening (19 May)4ft (1.2m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Tue morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Wed afternoon).

Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Fri
22
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
1 AM
4 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
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
Period (s)
2.4
ENE
10
0.5
W
4
2.4
E
10
2.2
E
10
0.8
SSW
4
1.2
SSW
6
1.9
S
8
2.5
S
9
2.5
S
9
3
S
9
3
S
10
3
S
10
3
S
10
2.5
S
10
2.5
S
10
2.5
S
10
2.5
S
9
2.5
S
9
2.5
S
9
2.4
S
9
2.3
S
9
2.3
SSE
8
2.2
SSE
8
2.2
SSE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
0
7
1208
1020
22
94
424
1017
1124
1566
1478
1509
1509
1155
1249
1198
1216
1090
1153
921
828
669
602
554
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
10
NW
20
W
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
S
30
S
30
S
30
S
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
S
30
SSE
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
10:16AM1.32m
10:20PM1.94m
11:14AM1.27m
11:13PM1.87m
12:16PM1.24m
00:10AM1.77m
Low Tide
4:18AM0.17m
3:47PM0.44m
5:15AM0.19m
4:41PM0.51m
6:13AM0.23m
5:41PM0.58m
cloud
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
light rain
rain showers
cloud
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:35
6:37
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:58
4:58
4:57
4:57
1
2
4
2
4
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
2
2
1
1
Temp °C
17
18
19
18
18
17
16
17
14
16
17
17
17
17
18
17
17
18
18
18
19
19
18
18
16
18
17
14
13
13
11
12
9
11
10
9
10
11
11
11
11
13
13
13
13
14
12
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
ENE
10
2.5
ENE
10
2.4
E
10
2.2
E
10
2
E
10
1.9
ENE
10
1.8
ENE
10
2.2
S
9
2.2
S
9
2.5
S
9
1.4
ENE
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.9
E
9
Energy kJ
1001
1202
1208
1020
849
769
694
703
788
1085
410
346
290
290
240
240
235
230
186
186
183
142
139
136
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WSW
4
1.6
ENE
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
Energy kJ
5
544
468
468
6
5
5
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
3
0.5
W
4
0.4
SW
4
0.6
SW
3
0.8
SSW
4
1.2
SSW
6
1.9
S
8
2.5
S
9
2.5
S
9
3
S
9
3
S
10
3
S
10
3
S
10
2.5
S
10
2.5
S
10
2.5
S
10
2.5
S
9
2.5
S
9
2.5
S
9
2.4
S
9
2.3
S
9
2.3
SSE
8
2.2
SSE
8
2.2
SSE
8
Energy kJ
5
7
4
6
22
94
424
1017
1124
1566
1478
1509
1509
1155
1249
1198
1216
1090
1153
921
828
669
602
554
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
4
3
4
4
4
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
4
2
4
4
3
3
3
1
Distance (km)
1
1
1
41
70
41
50
41
44
41
41
70
41
41
41
41
53
70
58
90
176
133
82
41
Best forecast wave conditions in Newcastle
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
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