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Fingal Bay Surf Forecast
/ NSW – Newcastle (55 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /
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Fingal Bay surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Thursday 30 Apr 2026 AESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
22.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Fingal Bay today?
The current surf forecast for Fingal Bay at 11PM is: 0.3m 11s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm April 30). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Apr) | - | - |
| 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)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 22°C on Sat morning, min 19°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 30 | Friday 1 | Saturday 2 | Sun 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 7 | S 18 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | |
157 | 157 | 157 | 23 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 190 | 223 | 217 | 223 | 10 | 6 | 553 | 589 | 683 | 683 | 683 | 755 | 697 | 640 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 7:39PM1.72m | 7:55AM1.43m | 8:13PM1.76m | 8:32AM1.36m | 8:47PM1.77m | 9:09AM1.30m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:15PM0.37m | 2:00AM0.39m | 1:46PM0.39m | 2:40AM0.38m | 2:17PM0.41m | 3:20AM0.38m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — |
 | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 |
19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | S 13 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | ENE 9 | S 8 | S 8 | E 10 | E 10 | S 15 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
 kJ | 157 | 56 | 157 | 127 | 124 | 121 | 121 | 155 | 192 | 12 | 11 | 223 | 217 | 223 | 347 | 495 | 5 | 5 | 683 | 683 | 5 | 755 | 697 | 640 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 8 | S 13 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 16 | S 16 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 17 | S 17 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | S 14 | S 14 |
| kJ | 65 | 5 | 53 | 23 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 4 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 15 | — | S 16 | S 16 | — | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 14 | S 15 | S 15 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | — | 5 | 5 | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — | ENE 8 | E 8 | — | — | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 10 | ENE 10 | — | E 10 | ENE 10 | — | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 223 | 157 | — | — | — | 186 | 186 | 226 | — | 197 | 190 | — | — | 380 | 651 | 753 | 553 | 589 | 878 | — | 683 | 959 | — | 863 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 385 | 35 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 127 | 189 | 17 | 17 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 262 | 385 | 262 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 11 |
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