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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 9 pm Friday 08 May 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
22.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Wamberal Beach today?
The current surf forecast for Wamberal Beach at 1AM is: 2.5m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 May) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (09 May) | 7ft (2.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (09 May) | 6ft (1.8m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Wamberal Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 20°C on Mon morning, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 8 | Saturday 9 | Sunday 10 | Monday 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 PM | 4 PM | |
Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 11 | S 10 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 10 | |
1889 | 1478 | 1567 | 1160 | 1034 | 1208 | 1107 | 834 | 697 | 589 | 430 | 356 | 304 | 297 | 290 | 290 | 246 | 333 | 516 | 633 | 308 | 281 | 287 | 411 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | |
High Tide | 00:46AM1.29m | 2:12PM0.96m | 1:44AM1.26m | 3:12PM1.03m | 2:44AM1.25m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:11PM0.60m | 7:54AM0.35m | 7:21PM0.62m | 8:46AM0.32m | 8:36PM0.60m | 9:34AM0.27m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 |
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Temp °C | 17 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 19 |
12 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 8 | S 11 | E 12 | S 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | E 13 |
 kJ | 1184 | 1478 | 1567 | 1160 | 1034 | 1208 | 1107 | 834 | 697 | 589 | 430 | 356 | 304 | 297 | 290 | 290 | 89 | 100 | 516 | 402 | 308 | 281 | 287 | 219 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | SSE 15 | E 12 | S 16 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | S 14 |
| kJ | 57 | 57 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 38 | 38 | 39 | 39 | 61 | 64 | 65 | 68 | 100 | 100 | 78 | 100 | 174 | 225 | 219 | 219 | 98 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | ENE 11 | — | — | — | — | SSW 17 | S 17 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | N 10 | S 16 | E 12 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | N 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 40 | — | — | — | — | 57 | 52 | 6 | 24 | 6 | 6 | 31 | 60 | 2 | 124 | 95 | 159 | 153 | 150 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 2 | — | — | — | SSE 8 | S 8 | — | S 10 | — | — | — | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 1889 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 246 | 333 | — | 633 | — | — | — | 411 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
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