Fingal Bay surf break

Fingal Bay surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 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 7PM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 May)--
Afternoon (01 May)1ft (0.3m)8s
Evening (01 May)4ft (1.2m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 22°C on Sun morning, min 17°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Sun afternoon, light winds from the NNE by Mon morning).

Fri
1
Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Mon
4
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
7 AM
10 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
8
0.3
S
8
1.2
E
8
1.2
E
8
0.3
S
8
0.3
S
8
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
1.8
E
9
0.1
S
17
0.2
S
8
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
16
1.9
E
10
1.8
E
10
1.7
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
1.9
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
12
12
190
190
10
10
6
6
577
6
5
4
5
711
640
573
561
3
3
3
3
3
2
725
Wind (km/h)
15
E
15
E
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
ENE
35
NE
30
NE
35
NE
30
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
30
NE
35
NE
35
NE
35
NNE
35
NNE
30
NNE
20
N
5
NNE
cross
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
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
8:13PM1.76m
8:32AM1.36m
8:47PM1.77m
9:09AM1.30m
9:21PM1.75m
9:48AM1.23m
Low Tide
1:46PM0.39m
2:40AM0.38m
2:17PM0.41m
3:20AM0.38m
2:48PM0.46m
4:01AM0.40m
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
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6:24
6:24
6:24
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5:13
5:12
5:10
5:09
1
2
1
Temp °C
21
21
21
21
20
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
20
20
19
21
22
22
21
21
20
19
17
19
19
19
19
19
17
18
18
18
18
17
16
17
16
17
17
18
17
17
16
16
15
15
15
19
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.2
E
8
0.3
S
8
0.3
S
8
0.3
S
8
1.8
ENE
9
1.8
ENE
9
0.2
S
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
1.7
E
10
1.7
E
10
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
2.1
ENE
10
1.9
ENE
10
1.9
E
10
Energy kJ
163
197
190
11
10
10
528
564
6
6
5
1
5
711
640
573
561
3
3
3
3
821
725
725
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
8
0.3
S
8
0.3
S
8
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
19
0.2
S
7
0.2
S
7
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
Energy kJ
12
12
11
7
7
7
4
4
6
6
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
Energy kJ
5
5
5
4
6
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
E
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
8
2.2
ENE
9
2.1
ENE
9
1.8
E
9
2
E
10
2
E
10
2
E
10
1.9
ENE
10
2.2
ENE
10
2.1
ENE
10
2.1
ENE
10
1.9
ENE
10
2.1
ENE
10
2.2
ENE
10
2.2
ENE
10
2.5
ENE
10
2.3
ENE
10
1
N
6
Energy kJ
190
302
402
813
761
577
752
783
799
725
935
855
821
710
800
898
923
1207
1061
64
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
1
2
2
4
2
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
Distance (km)
11
35
35
127
11
11
11
119
477
477
262
262
11
1
1
1
262
262
262
252
119
11
6
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Newcastle
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
3
4
2
3
4
4
3
4
4
4
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
5
4
3
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
7
5
5
5
5
9
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
4
4
5
4
4
5
4
4
4
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