A gradual descent around one of the coast's most iconic headlands — the reef slowly gives up its depth as you round Fingal Head, dropping to 16 metres for those willing to commit.
7-day weather forecast for Newcastle, NSW sourced from Open-Meteo. Shows daily high/low temperatures, weather conditions and rain probability — useful for planning your drive to Fingal Head.
7-day swell forecast for Fingal Head, calculated using Pelagic's Hadal Conditions Intelligence™. Wave heights are site-specific — adjusted for Fingal Head's exposure, orientation and depth profile. Colour bands show diveable conditions at this site: green is ideal, orange is marginal, red is undiveable.
5-day tide chart for Fingal Head showing high and low tides with ideal dive windows highlighted in green. Tidal movement directly affects visibility and current strength at Fingal Head — plan your entry to coincide with the green windows for the best conditions.
Tide data is site-specific and accounts for Fingal Head's tidal sensitivity. Check the green windows above for the optimal entry time.