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Wamberal Beach surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia
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Wamberal Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Wamberal Beach sea temperature is
21.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Wamberal Beach today?
The current surf forecast for Wamberal Beach at 2PM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (16 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (16 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Wamberal Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 16 | Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | Tue 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | |
232 | 272 | 272 | 294 | 400 | 792 | 540 | 553 | 641 | 609 | 562 | 575 | 575 | 575 | 575 | 580 | 521 | 509 | 455 | 442 | 442 | 404 | 413 | 692 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | |
High Tide | 7:28AM1.26m | 7:43PM1.76m | 8:23AM1.22m | 8:30PM1.80m | 9:18AM1.18m | 9:20PM1.80m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:14PM0.16m | 2:24AM-0.01m | 2:00PM0.20m | 3:17AM-0.04m | 2:48PM0.24m | |||||||||||||||||||
6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | |
— | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | 5:00 | |
— | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 7 | |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 |
16 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
232 | 272 | 272 | 294 | 277 | 488 | 540 | 553 | 641 | 609 | 562 | 575 | 575 | 575 | 575 | 580 | 521 | 509 | 455 | 442 | 442 | 404 | 413 | 413 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
42 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SE 13 | S 13 | S 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
24 | 7 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | E 8 | ENE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 8 |
— | — | — | — | 400 | 792 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 692 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 19 | 72 | 17 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 27 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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