Fingal Bay surf break

Fingal Bay surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Saturday 20 Dec 2025 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
21.4° C
(Which is 1.6°C colder than average for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Fingal Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Fingal Bay at 12PM is: 0.2m 14s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00am December 20). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Dec)0.5ft (0.2m)15s
Afternoon (20 Dec)0.5ft (0.2m)14s
Evening (20 Dec)0.5ft (0.1m)12s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
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
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.1
S
0.2
S
0.1
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
Period(s) (?)916151414912121411111010101010109999999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)61918161563114998181817172827262626261414
Wind
(km/h)
20
NE
5
W
15
SW
20
SW
10
SSE
25
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
10
NW
5
W
15
ENE
20
ENE
35
NE
30
NE
25
NNE
30
SW
5
NNW
10
NW
15
N
15
NE
25
NE
15
NNE
10
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
offoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:10AM
1.78
9:50PM
1.16
9:47AM
1.79
10:33PM
1.16
10:25AM
1.78
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:28AM
0.49
4:01PM
0.32
3:08AM
0.50
4:40PM
0.28
3:48AM
0.53
5:19PM
0.27
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Sunrise--5:39-------5:39-------5:39-----
Sunset-----7:57-------7:58-------7:58--
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
--------------------1433
Temp. °C232324242424252423222326262727272324273025242423
Feels °C (?)232523232523232322242526252425252127283025232525
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