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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 9 pm Tuesday 12 May 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
21.4° 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 2AM is: 1.6m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (13 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 7s |
| Evening (13 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Fingal Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 17°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Wed afternoon, calm by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | Friday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | |
592 | 610 | 220 | 227 | 216 | 234 | 247 | 305 | 160 | 286 | 259 | 286 | 270 | 210 | 180 | 171 | 171 | 141 | 145 | 118 | 132 | 132 | 124 | 128 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | |
High Tide | 4:59PM1.41m | 4:54AM1.46m | 5:42PM1.56m | 5:50AM1.47m | 6:25PM1.70m | 6:44AM1.47m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:53PM0.64m | 11:14AM0.41m | 11:51PM0.52m | 11:57AM0.38m | 00:45AM0.40m | 12:40PM0.36m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 |
— | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 |
16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 7 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 |
 kJ | 100 | 100 | 161 | 133 | 130 | 130 | 130 | 98 | 148 | 96 | 70 | 68 | 68 | 87 | 83 | 79 | 81 | 141 | 145 | 118 | 132 | 132 | 124 | 128 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 14 | S 26 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | S 10 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 36 | 13 | 67 | 63 | 60 | 59 | 38 | 38 | 125 | 82 | 43 | 39 | 35 | 28 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 60 | 60 | 61 | 43 | 41 | 61 | 41 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | S 26 | S 25 | S 24 | S 23 | S 22 | S 20 | S 18 | S 17 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 |
| kJ | 2 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 41 | 37 | 68 | 56 | 93 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 9 | — | — | 8 | 8 | 17 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 15 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 592 | 610 | 220 | 227 | 216 | 234 | 247 | 305 | 160 | 286 | 259 | 286 | 270 | 210 | 180 | 171 | 171 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 70 | 90 | 138 | 70 | 70 | 206 | 206 | 206 | 248 | 206 | 248 | 133 | 133 | 206 | 206 | 133 | 82 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 41 |
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