Fingal Bay surf break

Fingal Bay surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Saturday 22 Nov 2025 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
20.4° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)


How big are the waves at Fingal Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Fingal Bay at 8AM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 1.4m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am November 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Nov)3.5ft (1.0m)11s
Afternoon (22 Nov)3.5ft (1.0m)11s
Evening (22 Nov)3.5ft (1.0m)11s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
1.3
SSE
Period(s) (?)12111111111111111110101010101010101010101010109
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)26825023723723323322922917817216516216212512596941259492929290287
Wind
(km/h)
20
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
SW
20
S
20
SE
20
NE
0
NNE
15
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
15
S
10
SE
5
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
offcross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
off
glassononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:09AM
1.76
10:46PM
1.17
10:46AM
1.74
11:31PM
1.14
11:24AM
1.70
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:31AM
0.49
4:58PM
0.36
4:07AM
0.54
5:40PM
0.37
4:45AM
0.59
6:24PM
0.38
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Sunrise--5:37-------5:37-------5:37-----
Sunset-----7:35-------7:36-------7:37--
cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
--11-----12---------1---
Temp. °C202020202120202020201921212221212120202020202020
Feels °C (?)181919202018192121222022202120242219191818192020
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