Fingal Bay surf break

Fingal Bay surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Friday 15 May 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
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) & DateWave HeightWave 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 Forecast

Moderate 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
Rating
(10 max)
0
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
ESE
7
1.4
ESE
7
1.4
ESE
7
1.6
ESE
8
1.6
ESE
8
1.6
ESE
8
1.6
ESE
8
1.6
E
8
2.2
E
8
2.3
E
8
2
E
8
2.1
E
9
2.2
E
9
2.1
E
9
2
E
9
2
E
9
2.1
E
9
2.5
ENE
9
2.5
ENE
9
2
E
9
1.9
E
9
1.8
E
9
1.8
E
9
2.2
ENE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
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)
20
E
10
NNE
5
NW
5
WNW
5
W
10
W
10
SSE
15
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
10
NNE
20
NE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NNE
25
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
25
N
15
N
15
NNE
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
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:33
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
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)
1.4
ESE
7
1.4
ESE
7
1.4
ESE
7
1.6
ESE
8
1.6
ESE
8
1.6
ESE
8
1.6
ESE
8
1.6
E
8
1.9
E
8
2
E
8
2
E
8
2.1
E
9
2.2
E
9
2.1
E
9
2
E
9
2.1
E
9
2.1
E
9
2
E
9
2
E
9
1.9
E
9
1.8
E
9
1.8
E
9
1.8
ENE
9
Energy kJ
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)
0.2
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.1
S
15
0.4
S
9
0.4
S
9
0.3
S
9
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.2
S
8
Energy kJ
7
26
4
25
25
14
3
3
3
3
5
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
SE
13
0.1
S
17
Energy kJ
8
4
4
4
7
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
E
8
2.3
E
8
2.5
ENE
8
2.5
ENE
9
2.5
ENE
9
2
E
9
2.4
ENE
9
2.5
ENE
9
2.5
ENE
9
2.4
ENE
9
2.3
ENE
9
2.2
ENE
9
2.3
ENE
8
2.2
ENE
9
Energy kJ
650
744
844
872
981
627
921
955
977
878
793
689
722
725
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
3
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
Best forecast wave conditions in Newcastle
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
4
4
6
5
4
5
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
4
6
6
5
5
4
5
5
5
9
9
7
4
4
5
8
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