Fingal Bay surf break

Fingal Bay surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle12 Day Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Tuesday 01 Jul 2025 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
19.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Fingal Bay this week:

The surf forecast for Fingal Bay over the next 12 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Friday (Jul 04) at 1AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 3.5m and 10s period with a secondary swell of 3.0m and 10s. Another secondary swell of 1.0m and 11s is also forecast. The wind is predicted to be cross-shore as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Fingal Bay in the next 12 days are 5.0m 12s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Jul 03) at 10AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.4m 5s period and expected on Wednesday (Jul 02) at 1AM.

Wave TypeTime (AEST) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 1AM (Fri 4th Jul)11ft (3.5m) 10s
Best Surf 1AM (Fri 4th Jul)11ft (3.5m) 10s
Most Powerful10AM (Thu 3rd Jul)16ft (5.0m) 12s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Fingal Bay over the next 12 days.

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Tue
01
Wednesday
02
Thursday
03
Friday
04
Saturday
05
Sunday
06
Monday
07
Tuesday
08
Wednesday
09
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sun
13
PMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3.5
SW
2.5
ESE
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
4
SSW
5
SSW
4
S
3.5
S
3
S
2.5
SSE
2
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.3
SSE
1
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.7
SSE
1
SSW
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
2
SSW
2.4
S
1.8
S
1.1
S
0.7
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.6
SE
Period(s) (?)912991012111010101099988868888999998107877888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)2472199732772926361112594726244311775131682649337822615613472162216130961361321041068011010015145580442916713111674
Wind
(km/h)
60
W
55
WNW
40
SSE
55
SW
45
WSW
45
WSW
35
SW
25
W
25
W
10
WSW
10
NNW
5
NW
5
ENE
10
N
10
W
10
SW
20
WSW
20
SW
30
SSW
20
SW
20
W
10
W
10
NNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
25
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
10
S
15
WNW
10
N
10
N
15
NW
15
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
oncross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
offcross-
off
cross-
off
offcrosscross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crossoncross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:42AM
1.43
1:56PM
1.29
1:25AM
1.31
2:47PM
1.33
2:13AM
1.20
3:38PM
1.39
3:13AM
1.13
4:28PM
1.45
4:21AM
1.08
5:15PM
1.53
5:28AM
1.07
5:59PM
1.61
6:27AM
1.08
6:41PM
1.68
7:18AM
1.11
7:21PM
1.75
8:03AM
1.15
8:00PM
1.80
8:46AM
1.18
8:39PM
1.83
9:27AM
1.22
9:19PM
1.84
10:07AM
1.27
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:42PM
0.70
7:27AM
0.43
7:40PM
0.75
8:04AM
0.48
8:47PM
0.77
8:43AM
0.52
9:57PM
0.76
9:25AM
0.54
11:04PM
0.70
10:11AM
0.55
12:01AM
0.62
10:59AM
0.55
12:50AM
0.52
11:47AM
0.53
1:33AM
0.42
12:34PM
0.52
2:13AM
0.33
1:20PM
0.50
2:52AM
0.26
2:03PM
0.49
3:30AM
0.22
2:47PM
0.48
4:08AM
0.20
Tue
01
Wednesday
02
Thursday
03
Friday
04
Saturday
05
Sunday
06
Monday
07
Tuesday
08
Wednesday
09
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sun
13
Sunrise--6:54--6:54--6:54--6:54--6:54--6:52--6:52--6:52--6:52--6:52--6:52--6:52
Sunset4:54--4:55--4:55--4:57--4:57--4:57--4:58--4:58--4:59--4:59--5:00--5:00--
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Rain (mm)
3189617-22--------11451---------------
Temp. °C131617151516171514151414161516161516161515161418191614151515161516181618
Feels °C (?)189558107912111314121314131311111315121214119111011151414161313

Short Range Forecast: Heavy rain (total 57mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Tue afternoon, moderate winds from the WSW by Fri morning).

Days 3-6 Weather Summary Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 6-9 Weather Summary Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Long Range Forecast: Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

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Information about the Fingal Bay Surf forecast

The above surf forecast table for Fingal Bay provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 12 days. A general guide to surfing at Fingal Bay can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Fingal Bay surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Fingal Bay) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).

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Fingal Bay is 12 km (7 miles) from the city of Port Stephens. If you plan a holiday in Newcastle, look for hotels and other accommodation in Port Stephens. Port Stephens has rooms for a wide range of budgets as well as car hire and transport links.

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