Fingal Bay surf break

Fingal Bay surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Saturday 07 Mar 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
23.2° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Fingal Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Fingal Bay at 11AM is: 0.2m 17s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00am March 07). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.7m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Mar)0.5ft (0.2m)18s
Afternoon (07 Mar)0.5ft (0.1m)16s
Evening (07 Mar)0.5ft (0.2m)15s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Monday
09
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.2
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.1
S
0.1
E
0.2
S
0.1
E
0.1
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.3
SSW
1.1
E
1
E
1.3
S
1.5
S
1.6
S
1.6
S
1.6
S
1.5
S
1.4
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.5
SSE
Period(s) (?)9918171616151614141111888888888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)882523551854169911167136187255302324316272238253259
Wind
(km/h)
20
NNE
20
NE
20
NNE
20
NE
35
ENE
30
ENE
30
NE
25
NE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
ENE
15
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
ESE
15
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:30PM
1.58
11:36AM
1.44
12:05AM
1.56
12:09PM
1.31
12:42AM
1.52
12:45PM
1.19
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:40AM
0.46
5:43PM
0.41
6:22AM
0.54
6:11PM
0.49
7:09AM
0.62
6:42PM
0.57
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Monday
09
Sunrise--6:43-------6:43-------6:45-----
Sunset-----7:20-------7:19-------7:16--
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
--------1-23313334332112
Temp. °C232323262525242424242423232323222222232324242323
Feels °C (?)232323262223222326262623222223212222212124242323
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