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Wamberal Beach Surf Forecast
/ NSW – Newcastle (55 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /
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Wamberal Beach surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Thursday 23 Apr 2026 AESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
21.8° 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 10PM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 1.3m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 Apr) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
| Evening (23 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Wamberal Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 16°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sun 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7 AM | 10 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ENE 7 | E 8 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | |
738 | 533 | 520 | 436 | 345 | 345 | 353 | 387 | 387 | 346 | 307 | 271 | 249 | 238 | 151 | 151 | 134 | 96 | 127 | 101 | 72 | 97 | 51 | 88 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | |
High Tide | 1:41PM0.98m | 1:31AM1.45m | 2:59PM1.01m | 2:44AM1.39m | 4:06PM1.08m | 3:52AM1.35m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:54PM0.52m | 8:41AM0.22m | 8:16PM0.54m | 9:45AM0.22m | 9:37PM0.52m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — |
 | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 |
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Temp °C | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 19 |
16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ENE 7 | E 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
 kJ | 738 | 533 | 520 | 436 | 345 | 345 | 353 | 387 | 387 | 346 | 307 | 271 | 249 | 238 | 151 | 151 | 134 | 96 | 127 | 101 | 72 | 97 | 51 | 54 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | 366 | 486 | 380 | 367 | 320 | 261 | 256 | 164 | 145 | 108 | 92 | 70 | 68 | 42 | 64 | 50 | 50 | 25 | 23 | 15 | 49 | 25 | 42 | 27 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 11 | NE 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | — | N 10 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 64 | 39 | 38 | 26 | — | 2 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 2 | — | ENE 8 | NE 3 | ENE 4 | NE 5 | — | — | NE 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 48 | 5 | 16 | 31 | — | — | 88 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 19 | 116 | 32 | 32 | 18 | 18 | 2 | 19 | 207 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 136 | 72 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
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