Fingal Bay surf break

Fingal Bay surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Tuesday 26 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
21.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Fingal Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Fingal Bay at 5PM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 2.5m 12s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 May)7.5ft (2.3m)12s
Afternoon (26 May)10ft (3.0m)12s
Evening (26 May)8ft (2.5m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 45mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 21°C on Thu afternoon, min 16°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Wed morning, fresh winds from the ENE by Thu afternoon).

Tuesday
26
Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
Fri
29
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)
3
3
3
!
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
1
2
2
2
3
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
E
12
2.3
E
12
2.4
E
12
3
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.4
E
12
2.3
E
12
2.2
E
12
2.1
E
12
2.1
E
12
2.1
E
12
2
E
12
1.9
E
12
1.8
E
12
1.8
E
11
1.8
E
11
1.8
E
11
2.2
E
11
2.3
E
11
2
E
10
1.9
E
10
1.8
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1472
1472
1602
2486
1952
1797
1827
1740
1569
1436
1308
1269
1245
1111
986
855
811
771
730
1075
1185
832
710
612
Wind (km/h)
20
NE
15
NE
20
NNE
30
NE
25
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
10
NNE
10
N
5
N
15
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
NE
20
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
25
NE
30
ENE
30
ENE
20
NE
15
NNW
20
W
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
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
High Tide
4:20AM1.41m
5:14PM1.51m
5:15AM1.35m
5:54PM1.60m
6:03AM1.31m
6:32PM1.67m
Low Tide
10:40AM0.43m
11:23PM0.59m
11:19AM0.44m
00:14AM0.53m
11:55AM0.45m
1:01AM0.48m
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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rain showers
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:41
6:41
6:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:54
4:53
4:53
4:53
1
1
4
3
4
5
2
1
2
1
4
2
1
1
3
1
2
1
2
2
3
Temp °C
19
19
20
19
19
19
18
18
18
18
20
20
20
20
20
20
19
19
20
21
20
19
18
17
17
18
19
16
17
18
18
18
19
19
20
18
18
18
19
20
18
19
18
18
17
17
17
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
E
12
2.3
E
12
2.4
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.4
E
12
2.3
E
12
2.2
E
12
2.1
E
12
2.1
E
12
2.1
E
12
2
E
12
1.9
E
12
1.8
E
12
1.8
E
11
1.8
E
11
1.8
E
11
2
E
11
2.1
E
11
2
E
10
1.9
E
10
1.8
E
10
Energy kJ
1472
1472
1602
1912
1952
1797
1827
1740
1569
1436
1308
1269
1245
1111
986
855
811
771
730
881
974
832
710
612
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
S
13
0.4
S
13
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
11
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.3
S
10
0.4
SSW
10
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.4
S
9
0.4
S
8
0.4
S
8
0.4
S
8
0.3
S
8
0.3
S
16
Energy kJ
55
51
47
44
42
22
21
21
20
8
8
8
8
17
31
41
40
39
24
23
22
21
11
48
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
20
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.2
S
15
0.2
S
15
0.2
S
15
0.2
S
17
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
16
0.3
SSE
8
Energy kJ
8
7
7
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
18
17
17
22
21
21
21
12
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
NNE
5
3
E
12
1.4
NE
6
1.3
NNE
6
1.4
NNE
6
1.3
NNE
6
2.2
E
11
2.3
E
11
0.3
WSW
2
0.3
W
3
Energy kJ
72
2486
128
108
123
111
1075
1185
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
1
4
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
1
1
1
11
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
50
148
143
11
0
1
0
133
262
262
17
0
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Newcastle
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
5
6
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
3
3
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
6
9
9
9
9
6
7
6
6
8
6
6
6
9
9
9
8
9
9
9
7
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