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Fingal Bay surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia
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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 1.2°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 10PM is: 2.2m 8s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (07 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (07 May) | 7ft (2.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Fingal Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 7 | Friday 8 | Saturday 9 | Sun 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
E 10 | E 10 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 12 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | |
230 | 186 | 315 | 568 | 1847 | 2919 | 1608 | 1124 | 1186 | 1275 | 957 | 2915 | 3394 | 2379 | 2091 | 2051 | 2417 | 1633 | 1403 | 1102 | 771 | 668 | 502 | 417 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 12:08PM1.07m | 11:55PM1.55m | 1:09PM1.06m | 00:45AM1.50m | 2:17PM1.09m | 1:43AM1.46m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:15PM0.72m | 7:09AM0.50m | 6:10PM0.78m | 8:03AM0.51m | 7:19PM0.81m | 8:55AM0.50m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | |
— | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | |
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Temp °C | 19 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
11 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 12 | S 11 | E 11 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | E 11 | E 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 |
230 | 186 | 148 | 117 | 1320 | 2003 | 1608 | 1124 | 1186 | 935 | 59 | 2107 | 2296 | 1829 | 1464 | 1352 | 1814 | 62 | 63 | 1102 | 771 | 668 | 502 | 417 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | S 11 | S 17 | S 16 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | NE 9 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 12 |
15 | 10 | 6 | 20 | 92 | 92 | 70 | 73 | 78 | 82 | 3 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 61 | 62 | 69 | 61 | 63 | 64 | 65 | 94 | 98 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | — | — | NE 10 | — | — | — | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | — | — | — | — | S 20 | S 20 | — | — | — | NE 10 | NE 11 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 |
11 | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | SW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — |
19 | 107 | 315 | 568 | 1847 | 2919 | 21 | 36 | 29 | 1275 | 957 | 2915 | 3394 | 2379 | 2091 | 2051 | 2417 | 1633 | 1403 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 90 | 160 | 203 | 41 | 61 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 47 | 70 | 50 | 43 | 53 | 41 | 41 | 50 | 50 | 47 | 41 | 35 | 35 | 41 | 41 |
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