Fingal Bay surf break

Fingal Bay surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Thursday 05 Feb 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
23.5° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)


How big are the waves at Fingal Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Fingal Bay at 2AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm February 05). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 6s 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 (06 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (06 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (06 Feb)1ft (0.3m)13s

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

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Thu
05
Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
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 (?)
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.7
SW
0.4
SE
0.5
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.4
S
0.3
SSW
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.2
S
0.3
S
0.2
E
Period(s) (?)888885861312121299889888813812
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)353424232325211730264427212023242514141212131212
Wind
(km/h)
25
NE
25
NE
5
NW
20
WSW
25
WSW
10
SSW
20
ENE
40
NE
20
NE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
15
N
5
N
15
NE
35
NE
30
NNE
20
N
25
SW
5
WNW
15
N
20
NE
30
ENE
30
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
on
glassoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:11AM
1.46
12:09PM
1.54
12:50AM
1.45
12:44PM
1.39
1:30AM
1.43
1:20PM
1.25
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:01PM
0.26
6:05AM
0.49
6:33PM
0.35
6:51AM
0.58
7:04PM
0.43
7:40AM
0.66
Thu
05
Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Sunrise----6:18-------6:18-------6:20---
Sunset-------7:51-------7:50-------7:49
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
--------1---------------
Temp. °C252523222222232424242322222325252424222322232424
Feels °C (?)232425222224232024232222222525222123212723222122
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