Wamberal Beach surf break

Wamberal Beach surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Thursday 28 May 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
20.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Wamberal Beach today (28 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 May, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Wamberal Beach at 5PM is: 1.7m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 17s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.1m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 May)6ft (1.8m)11s
Afternoon (28 May)5.5ft (1.7m)11s
Evening (28 May)5ft (1.6m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Fri morning, light winds from the WSW by Sat afternoon).

Thursday
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sun
31
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
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
1
2
2
3
4
4
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
E
11
1.8
E
11
1.7
E
11
1.7
E
11
1.6
E
11
1.6
E
11
1.7
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
2.3
S
7
2.3
S
8
2
S
8
2.2
S
8
2
S
8
1.9
SSW
8
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.4
SSE
8
1.4
S
8
1.3
S
8
1.2
S
8
0.9
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
724
757
661
649
575
566
615
514
492
492
557
599
470
549
463
427
327
333
279
270
270
228
191
157
Wind (km/h)
5
SW
15
S
25
S
25
S
20
S
20
SE
20
SSE
20
S
30
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
15
W
15
W
15
W
15
WNW
15
WSW
10
WSW
20
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
High Tide
6:01AM1.07m
6:22PM1.47m
6:47AM1.05m
6:57PM1.51m
7:30AM1.04m
7:32PM1.54m
Low Tide
11:47AM0.33m
1:01AM0.29m
12:23PM0.35m
1:41AM0.25m
12:59PM0.37m
2:20AM0.22m
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thunderstorm
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
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rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
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part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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6:46
6:47
6:47
6:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:54
4:54
4:54
4:53
1
1
2
2
8
6
2
4
3
1
Temp °C
18
19
19
19
19
18
18
19
19
17
18
19
18
16
15
14
13
15
18
19
15
14
13
13
19
18
16
17
18
16
16
17
16
12
13
15
15
14
13
11
10
11
14
16
11
10
10
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
E
11
1.8
E
11
1.7
E
11
1.7
E
11
1.6
E
11
1.6
E
11
1.7
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.8
S
8
1.6
S
8
1.5
S
8
1.4
S
8
1.4
S
8
1.4
S
8
1.4
SSE
8
1.4
S
8
1.3
S
8
1.2
S
8
1.1
S
8
Energy kJ
724
757
661
649
575
566
615
514
492
492
424
424
432
377
300
259
233
245
257
270
270
228
191
157
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
8
0.1
S
14
0.2
S
17
0.4
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
S
16
0.4
SSE
8
0.2
S
11
0.1
S
17
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
Energy kJ
37
35
4
22
20
26
20
19
9
5
441
432
379
327
333
279
228
184
184
146
149
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
13
0.2
SSE
16
0.5
S
8
0.1
S
12
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
15
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
13
Energy kJ
4
16
6
3
27
29
3
10
17
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
8
1
S
4
1.1
S
5
1
S
6
1
S
7
1
S
6
0.9
S
6
1.2
S
6
1.8
S
7
2.3
S
7
2.3
S
8
2
S
8
2.2
S
8
2
S
8
1.9
SSW
8
0.3
W
2
0.4
WSW
3
0.4
W
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.4
WNW
3
Energy kJ
90
35
55
60
107
71
55
95
278
557
599
470
549
463
427
1
3
2
3
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
4
2
2
3
4
4
4
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
2
19
19
19
122
65
19
20
149
122
122
2
2
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Newcastle
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
9
9
8
9
8
7
7
7
6
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
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