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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 3 pm Saturday 23 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
21.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Wamberal Beach today?
The current surf forecast for Wamberal Beach at 8PM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 19s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 23). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (23 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Wamberal Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat afternoon, min 16°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 23 | Sunday 24 | Monday 25 | Tue 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7 AM | 10 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
ESE 11 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | |
1992 | 2237 | 2430 | 2888 | 2405 | 2486 | 2527 | 2259 | 2069 | 2034 | 2034 | 1857 | 1662 | 1587 | 1559 | 1587 | 1517 | 1406 | 1288 | 1288 | 1310 | 1194 | 1174 | 1066 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | |
High Tide | 2:32PM1.10m | 2:14AM1.34m | 3:31PM1.17m | 3:17AM1.24m | 4:23PM1.26m | 4:17AM1.16m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:01PM0.53m | 9:02AM0.22m | 9:18PM0.52m | 9:50AM0.25m | 10:27PM0.48m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — |
 | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:57 | — | — | — | — | — | 4:55 |
2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 |
17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 |
 kJ | 1992 | 2237 | 2430 | 2394 | 2405 | 2486 | 2527 | 2259 | 2069 | 2034 | 2034 | 1857 | 1662 | 1587 | 1559 | 1587 | 1517 | 1406 | 1288 | 1288 | 1310 | 1194 | 1174 | 1066 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 20 | S 20 | S 19 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | — | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 18 | S 16 | S 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 |
| kJ | 4 | 33 | 8 | 7 | 22 | 20 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 21 | 20 | 44 | 41 | 61 | 55 | 28 | 26 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | — | S 19 | S 19 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 2 | — | 7 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2888 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 48 | 116 | 122 | 207 | 207 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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