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Fingal Bay surf break

Fingal Bay surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle12 Day Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Sunday 22 Dec 2024 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
20.4° C
(Which is 2.6°C colder than average 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 Monday (Dec 23) at 2AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.9m and 10s period. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Fingal Bay in the next 12 days are 3.0m 12s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Dec 25) at 2AM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 2.0m 7s period and expected on Monday (Dec 23) at 2AM.

Wave TypeTime (AEDT) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 2AM (Mon 23rd Dec)3ft (0.9m) 10s
Best Surf11PM (Wed 25th Dec)7ft (2.1m) 11s
Most Powerful 2AM (Wed 25th Dec)10ft (3.0m) 12s

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

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Sun
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Fri
03
PMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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 (?)
1.1
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.8
SSE
1.3
S
2
S
2.4
S
2.4
S
3
S
2.4
S
2.3
S
2
S
1.6
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.2
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.6
SSE
1.6
S
1.5
S
1
S
0.8
ESE
0.4
SE
0.3
ESE
0.4
SW
0.7
SSW
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.3
S
0.4
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.5
SSW
0.7
S
Period(s) (?)1110109910101211111110109888888109117566787798866
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)256151117263595113111292546132012309345124822181117644291280130117212316231815221216813552039
Wind
(km/h)
35
ENE
10
NW
15
WSW
35
S
10
SW
30
SSW
25
S
20
SSW
15
SSW
20
SE
5
NW
10
E
35
ENE
35
NNE
15
ENE
40
NNE
25
N
25
SW
20
E
5
WNW
15
SSE
25
ESE
10
E
25
ESE
25
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
35
NE
15
NNE
45
SSW
35
S
40
S
35
SSE
30
SSE
25
SE
25
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
oncross-
on
ononononcross-
on
glasscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
on
crossglasscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offonononononcross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:23AM
1.24
2:42PM
1.30
4:15AM
1.30
3:35PM
1.22
5:04AM
1.37
4:36PM
1.16
5:50AM
1.46
5:41PM
1.13
6:34AM
1.54
6:44PM
1.12
7:15AM
1.63
7:40PM
1.13
7:56AM
1.71
8:30PM
1.14
8:36AM
1.77
9:17PM
1.16
9:16AM
1.83
10:02PM
1.19
9:57AM
1.86
10:43PM
1.23
10:37AM
1.86
11:27PM
1.26
11:20AM
1.83
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:50PM
0.46
8:57AM
0.80
9:29PM
0.49
10:06AM
0.80
10:09PM
0.51
11:15AM
0.76
10:52PM
0.53
12:18PM
0.70
11:36PM
0.53
1:12PM
0.61
12:21AM
0.52
2:00PM
0.50
1:06AM
0.51
2:45PM
0.41
1:51AM
0.50
3:27PM
0.32
2:35AM
0.49
4:09PM
0.25
3:20AM
0.48
4:47PM
0.21
4:03AM
0.47
5:28PM
0.19
4:51AM
0.48
Sun
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Fri
03
Sunrise--5:41--5:41--5:41--5:41--5:43--5:43--5:43--5:45--5:45--5:46--5:46--5:47
Sunset7:59--7:59--8:00--8:00--8:00--8:00--8:00--8:00--8:01--8:01--8:01--8:01--
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Rain (mm)
----------------27-----------1221-21-
Temp. °C232427232018191919202120232227272121222323232424232223232221212119202020
Feels °C (?)232225161813141517181920191627261919212424232523212020192121171512141516

Short Range Forecast: Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Mon morning, min 16°C on Mon night). Mainly strong winds.

Days 3-6 Weather Summary Heavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 27°C on Fri morning, min 18°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, strong winds from the NNE by Fri afternoon).

Days 6-9 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sun night, min 20°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Long Range Forecast: Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Tue afternoon, min 19°C on Wed night). Mainly strong winds.

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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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