Fingal Bay surf break

Fingal Bay surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Thursday 22 Jan 2026 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
22.2° C
(Which is 1.6°C colder than average for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Fingal Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Fingal Bay at 5AM is: 1.8m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 1.8m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm January 22). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jan)6ft (1.9m)9s
Afternoon (23 Jan)6.5ft (2.0m)10s
Evening (23 Jan)6ft (1.8m)10s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thu
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
1
2
2
3
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
2
3
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
SE
2.5
SE
2
SE
1.8
SE
1.9
S
1.9
S
2
S
2
S
1.9
S
1.7
S
1.6
S
1.6
S
1.5
S
1.4
SSE
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.2
SSE
1
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.5
SSE
Period(s) (?)789109910101010999999999910111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)715780626573561599786802711550459449388333275230225227166321346353524524
Wind
(km/h)
30
S
30
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
15
SE
20
E
20
ENE
15
NE
10
N
10
NE
15
ENE
25
ENE
35
ENE
40
NE
40
NE
25
NE
10
NNE
10
NW
10
ESE
25
ENE
35
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:04AM
1.38
12:00PM
1.66
12:46AM
1.42
12:45PM
1.55
1:34AM
1.47
1:37PM
1.43
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:57PM
0.26
5:46AM
0.51
6:34PM
0.30
6:38AM
0.54
7:15PM
0.36
7:39AM
0.57
Thu
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Sunrise----6:05-------6:05-------6:07---
Sunset8:00------7:59-------7:59-------7:59
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C212120202021212121212019202222232222212120222425
Feels °C (?)161616161719191818181818202119191718202222242423
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