Fingal Bay surf break

Fingal Bay surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Thursday 30 Apr 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
23.1° 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 2PM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am April 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Apr)1ft (0.3m)16s
Afternoon (30 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Evening (30 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 22°C on Sat morning, min 18°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Thu night, fresh winds from the NE by Sat afternoon).

Thursday
30
Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sun
3
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)
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
E
8
0.3
S
16
1.1
E
8
1.1
E
8
1.1
E
8
0.3
S
11
0.3
SSW
10
0.3
S
10
1.1
E
8
0.3
S
9
0.3
S
8
1.2
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.2
E
8
0.3
S
7
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.2
S
8
0.1
S
15
1.8
E
10
1.9
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
130
43
157
157
157
23
20
17
145
14
12
186
186
217
181
181
10
6
6
6
5
4
602
669
Wind (km/h)
15
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
10
NE
10
NE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
E
15
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
N
20
NNE
25
NE
30
NE
30
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
25
NNE
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
7:16AM1.48m
7:39PM1.72m
7:55AM1.43m
8:13PM1.76m
8:32AM1.36m
8:47PM1.77m
Low Tide
1:15PM0.37m
2:00AM0.39m
1:46PM0.39m
2:40AM0.38m
2:17PM0.41m
3:20AM0.38m
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
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6:22
6:22
6:24
6:24
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5:14
5:13
5:12
5:10
1
2
1
1
1
2
Temp °C
20
20
21
21
21
20
20
18
19
19
21
21
21
21
20
20
19
20
22
22
21
21
20
20
19
18
18
19
19
18
19
17
18
18
20
20
19
19
19
20
19
18
18
18
17
18
18
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
E
8
0.3
S
16
0.4
S
14
0.4
S
13
1.1
E
8
1
E
8
1
E
8
1
E
8
1.1
E
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.2
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
9
0.1
S
17
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.1
S
8
1.8
E
10
1.9
E
10
Energy kJ
130
43
65
56
157
127
124
121
145
183
187
186
186
217
181
181
290
432
6
5
5
1
602
669
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
17
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.4
S
13
0.3
S
11
0.3
SSW
10
0.3
S
10
0.3
S
9
0.3
S
9
0.3
S
8
0.3
S
8
0.3
S
8
0.3
S
8
0.3
S
8
0.3
S
8
0.3
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
8
Energy kJ
23
5
5
5
53
23
20
17
15
14
12
12
11
11
10
10
10
4
6
6
4
4
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
8
0.1
N
16
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
7
0.2
S
7
0.2
S
6
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
8
Energy kJ
5
5
5
4
4
3
3
4
5
5
5
7
7
7
6
6
6
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
E
8
1.1
E
8
1.1
E
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.8
ENE
9
2
ENE
9
1.8
ENE
9
1.8
ENE
9
1.8
ENE
10
1.9
ENE
10
2.1
ENE
10
2.2
ENE
10
Energy kJ
131
157
157
178
215
270
273
273
493
631
540
564
602
667
784
880
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
2
1
2
1
1
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
11
35
258
35
11
11
6
6
0
6
11
35
189
35
11
0
6
11
52
262
262
11
0
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Newcastle
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
3
3
2
3
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
7
7
5
5
5
5
5
9
7
5
6
4
4
4
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