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Fingal Bay surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia
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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
23.1° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Fingal Bay today?
The current surf forecast for Fingal Bay at 9PM is: 0.1m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 02). An open ocean swell of 2.0m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (02 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (02 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Fingal Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Mon morning, min 18°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Sun afternoon, light winds from the NNW by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 2 | Sunday 3 | Monday 4 | Tue 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | S 17 | S 8 | S 15 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | E 10 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | |
577 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 711 | 640 | 640 | 561 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 740 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 1165 | 1068 | 878 | 894 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | |
High Tide | 8:47PM1.77m | 9:09AM1.30m | 9:21PM1.75m | 9:48AM1.23m | 9:56PM1.72m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:17PM0.41m | 3:20AM0.38m | 2:48PM0.46m | 4:01AM0.40m | 3:20PM0.51m | 4:44AM0.43m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | |
— | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 |
18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 14 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | S 10 | S 10 | ENE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 |
6 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 799 | 711 | 640 | 640 | 561 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 817 | 739 | 739 | 740 | 2 | 2 | 1221 | 1165 | 1068 | 878 | 894 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | S 17 | S 15 | S 15 | — | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | — | — | — | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 |
6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 10 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | — | ENE 10 | — | — | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | N 5 | — | — | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | — | — | WSW 3 | SW 4 |
577 | 767 | 783 | 817 | — | 961 | — | — | 817 | 710 | 896 | 917 | 917 | 1108 | 70 | — | — | 951 | 1175 | 1641 | — | — | 5 | 16 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 477 | 477 | 262 | 262 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 262 | 262 | 262 | 157 | 119 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 119 | 85 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 35 | 41 |
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