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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
21.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Fingal Bay today?
The current surf forecast for Fingal Bay at 4AM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (16 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (16 May) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Fingal Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Warm (max 21°C on Sun morning, min 16°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the NE by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 15 | Saturday 16 | Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 PM | 4 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | |
196 | 196 | 220 | 283 | 280 | 287 | 322 | 349 | 650 | 744 | 553 | 640 | 741 | 686 | 623 | 627 | 699 | 0 | 0 | 650 | 575 | 517 | 494 | 0 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | |
High Tide | 7:09PM1.82m | 7:36AM1.46m | 7:54PM1.91m | 8:29AM1.43m | 8:41PM1.97m | 9:22AM1.38m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:38AM0.30m | 1:24PM0.35m | 2:30AM0.22m | 2:10PM0.36m | 3:24AM0.18m | 2:57PM0.39m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:59 | |
— | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 |
18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 |
196 | 196 | 220 | 283 | 280 | 287 | 322 | 349 | 477 | 555 | 553 | 640 | 741 | 686 | 623 | — | 699 | 710 | 646 | 650 | 575 | 517 | 494 | 516 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | S 15 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | — | — | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
7 | 26 | 4 | 25 | 25 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 15 | S 15 | — | S 14 | S 14 | SE 13 | S 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
8 | 4 | — | 4 | 4 | 7 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | — | — | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 650 | 744 | 844 | 872 | 981 | — | — | 627 | 921 | 955 | 977 | 878 | 793 | 689 | 722 | 725 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 41 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 171 | 127 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 41 | 0 | 6 |
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