
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wamberal Beach today (20 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 19s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 18s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Wamberal Beach at 8AM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (20 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 19s |
| Evening (20 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Wamberal Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 29°C on Mon morning, min 14°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the SSE by Mon morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 18 | S 18 | S 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | S 10 | S 11 | S 4 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 9 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
41 | 27 | 56 | 78 | 94 | 113 | 162 | 156 | 100 | 57 | 76 | 79 | 37 | 148 | 307 | 676 | 1608 | 878 | 542 | 326 | 196 | 441 | 373 | 225 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | on |
High Tide | 3:18AM0.86m | 3:17PM1.24m | 4:28AM0.91m | 4:18PM1.28m | 5:17AM0.99m | 5:08PM1.34m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:25AM0.61m | 10:27PM0.44m | 9:42AM0.58m | 11:15PM0.37m | 10:43AM0.52m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 21 | 19 | 18 | 24 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 29 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 |
Feels °C | 18 | 15 | 14 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 24 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 18 | S 18 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | NE 5 | NE 6 | SSE 12 | S 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 |
41 | 27 | 56 | 78 | 94 | 65 | 162 | 156 | 34 | 51 | 76 | 79 | 1 | 1 | 50 | 257 | 1202 | 878 | 542 | 326 | 196 | 441 | 373 | 225 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | SSE 18 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | ENE 4 | S 7 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | NE 4 | E 11 | E 11 | NE 5 | — | S 18 | S 16 | S 20 | S 11 | S 11 | S 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 |
5 | 1 | 5 | 64 | 71 | 113 | 7 | 17 | 100 | 57 | 51 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 25 | 21 | 8 | 89 | 149 | 7 | 35 | 119 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | SSW 5 | E 7 | E 7 | S 8 | NE 4 | S 7 | S 7 | NE 4 | S 16 | W 4 | — | E 11 | — | — | — | SSW 15 | S 20 | S 19 | E 11 | — | — |
24 | 6 | 25 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 29 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 71 | 8 | 7 | 2 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 3 | — | — | WNW 2 | ENE 7 | NE 3 | — | W 2 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | S 4 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 9 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | E 5 | E 5 |
3 | — | — | 1 | 5 | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 37 | 148 | 307 | 676 | 1608 | — | — | — | — | — | 35 | 52 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 17 | 0 | 5 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 136 | 571 | 229 | 390 | 229 | 196 | 19 | 28 | 55 | 19 | 2 | 17 |
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