Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wamberal Beach today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Wamberal Beach at 5AM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 11). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Wamberal Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | ||||||||||||||||
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 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 543 | 534 | 448 | 358 | 288 | 273 | 175 | 132 | 97 | 68 | 86 | 82 | 74 | 87 | 292 | 492 | 340 | 277 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:01PM1.76m | 7:49AM1.19m | 7:50PM1.78m | 8:35AM1.25m | 8:36PM1.74m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:50AM-0.01m | 1:22PM0.22m | 2:33AM-0.03m | 2:13PM0.19m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 19 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 |
Feels °C | 10 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 |
| kJ | 543 | 534 | 448 | 358 | 288 | 273 | 175 | 132 | 97 | 68 | 86 | 82 | 74 | 87 | 167 | 297 | 340 | 277 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 48 | 48 | 48 | 28 | 29 | 36 | 48 | 46 | 44 | 44 | 45 | 48 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | N 3 | S 13 | — | — | S 21 | — | S 16 | S 19 | S 19 | S 16 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | — | — | 9 | — | 5 | 7 | 7 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 2 | W 3 | W 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 2 | W 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | S 9 | S 9 | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 292 | 492 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 55 | 2 | 2 |
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