Wamberal Beach surf break

Wamberal Beach surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Thursday 09 Apr 2026 AEST
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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
22.9° 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 4PM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am April 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Afternoon (09 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Evening (09 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)9s

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


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Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sun
12
7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
1
0
0
2
3
2
2
2
2
3
2
1
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.5
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
1.6
NE
1.6
NE
0.7
ENE
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
1
ENE
0.8
E
0.9
ENE
1
E
1
E
1.1
E
Period(s) (?)9999991514141413136713131313131314141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1117985787881123160160195187181200228176168166163356222327394388436
Wind
(km/h)
10
NW
5
NNE
15
ENE
20
NE
20
NNE
15
N
15
NNE
10
NNW
10
WNW
5
N
15
NE
20
NNE
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
SW
10
W
10
W
15
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
15
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
offcrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:32PM
0.87
1:28AM
1.24
2:52PM
0.88
2:37AM
1.24
4:00PM
0.95
3:41AM
1.27
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:35AM
0.45
6:37PM
0.61
8:45AM
0.44
7:55PM
0.63
9:47AM
0.40
9:15PM
0.60
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sun
12
Sunrise6:11-------6:11-------6:11-------
Sunset---5:39-------5:37-------5:37----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C192224242222212122262929272623212021242521171513
Feels °C (?)20232323212221212126272726252320181721221611119
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