Wamberal Beach surf break

Wamberal Beach surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Friday 02 Jan 2026 AEDT
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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
21.9° C
(Which is 1.1°C colder than average for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Wamberal Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Wamberal Beach at 8PM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm January 02). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Jan)--
Afternoon (02 Jan)3ft (0.9m)11s
Evening (02 Jan)4ft (1.2m)9s

Table - waves today at Wamberal Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
02
Saturday
03
Sunday
04
Monday
05
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
1.2
SSE
0.8
SE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.9
SE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.8
SSE
1.4
NE
1.6
NE
1.3
NE
1.3
NE
0.6
SE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
E
Period(s) (?)11119999988885666866567766
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)200176227125868413293856674115181124132464237336475584035
Wind
(km/h)
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
NE
30
NE
30
NE
10
NNE
5
N
5
WSW
10
ENE
10
E
15
NE
0
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
WSW
0
WSW
10
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrossglassononcross-
on
glassglassglassglassglasscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:38PM
1.11
8:39AM
1.82
9:31PM
1.12
9:29AM
1.84
10:21PM
1.14
10:17AM
1.80
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:04AM
0.25
3:33PM
-0.04
2:55AM
0.25
4:22PM
-0.05
3:46AM
0.26
Friday
02
Saturday
03
Sunday
04
Monday
05
Sunrise------5:48-------5:48-------5:50-
Sunset--8:07-------8:07-------8:07-----
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
----------1---2-221-----
Temp. °C202019191919192121212020191919222222222019192023
Feels °C (?)181817171818181918181717202121232421242221212324
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