Wamberal Beach surf break

Wamberal Beach surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Wednesday 20 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
20.8° 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 3AM is: 2.4m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 1.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 May)8ft (2.5m)9s
Afternoon (21 May)8ft (2.5m)9s
Evening (21 May)7.5ft (2.3m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Warm (max 20°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.

Wed
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
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
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
S
10
2.5
S
10
2.5
S
10
2.4
S
10
2.5
S
9
2.5
S
9
2.5
S
9
2.5
S
9
2.5
S
8
2.2
SSE
8
2.1
SSE
8
2.1
SSE
8
2
SSE
8
2
SSE
8
2.1
SSE
8
1.9
SSE
8
2.4
SE
10
2.4
SE
11
2.4
SE
10
2.5
SE
10
2.5
ESE
10
2.5
ESE
10
2.5
ESE
10
2.5
ESE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1106
1129
1275
1070
1279
1251
1099
1004
825
584
494
481
451
459
493
408
1207
1291
1204
1446
1306
1352
1340
1410
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
20
WSW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
25
SSW
25
S
30
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
S
25
S
20
S
15
SSE
20
SE
15
ESE
15
E
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
11:08PM1.67m
12:19PM1.05m
00:07AM1.57m
1:26PM1.06m
1:09AM1.45m
2:32PM1.10m
Low Tide
4:34PM0.37m
6:10AM0.06m
5:35PM0.44m
7:10AM0.12m
6:45PM0.50m
8:08AM0.18m
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:41
6:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:59
4:58
4:58
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
4
3
Temp °C
17
15
14
14
14
16
16
17
17
16
16
16
16
17
17
18
17
17
17
18
18
18
19
20
13
11
9
9
9
10
10
11
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
14
16
16
16
18
19
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
S
10
2.1
S
10
2.1
S
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
9
0.8
E
10
0.9
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
10
0.3
S
12
2.4
SE
10
2.4
ESE
10
2.5
ESE
10
2.5
ESE
10
2.5
ESE
10
2.5
ESE
11
Energy kJ
724
813
861
244
249
244
202
198
198
158
154
117
111
116
160
325
27
1204
1161
1306
1352
1340
1410
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
15
0.2
S
15
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
13
0.3
S
11
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
21
Energy kJ
302
302
250
5
5
5
17
16
14
22
4
9
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
14
Energy kJ
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
S
10
2.5
S
10
2.5
S
10
2.4
S
10
2.5
S
9
2.5
S
9
2.5
S
9
2.5
S
9
2.5
S
8
2.2
SSE
8
2.1
SSE
8
2.1
SSE
8
2
SSE
8
2
SSE
8
2.1
SSE
8
1.9
SSE
8
2.4
SE
10
2.4
SE
11
2.5
SE
10
Energy kJ
1106
1129
1275
1070
1279
1251
1099
1004
825
584
494
481
451
459
493
408
1207
1291
1446
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
2
4
2
1
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
4
2
Distance (km)
20
0
2
2
26
116
157
122
116
32
32
20
20
116
122
122
121
149
137
122
26
122
32
48
Best forecast wave conditions in Newcastle
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
7
8
5
5
7
5
5
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
7
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
6
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