Wamberal Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.43° S 151.46° E

Wamberal Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 16 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Wamberal Beach sea temperature is
17.4° C
0.7° 

Wamberal Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Wamberal Beach today (16 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Wamberal Beach at 10PM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Aug)--
Afternoon (16 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Evening (16 Aug)3ft (0.9m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSE
7
1.3
SE
7
0.8
S
7
0.9
S
7
0.9
S
11
0.9
S
10
0.8
S
9
1
ESE
7
1
ESE
7
1
ESE
7
1
ESE
7
1
ESE
7
1.1
ESE
7
1.1
ESE
7
1.1
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
7
1.1
ESE
7
1
ESE
7
1
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
75
140
67
88
181
145
111
88
88
85
85
88
105
102
105
121
99
85
93
104
Wind (km/h)
15
SE
15
SE
10
SSE
5
E
0
NW
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
10
ESE
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
ENE
15
E
15
ESE
15
E
10
E
10
NE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
10:45PM1.37m
11:22AM1.36m
11:28PM1.21m
12:06PM1.33m
Low Tide
4:40PM0.28m
5:02AM0.20m
5:32PM0.36m
5:36AM0.29m
6:28PM0.43m
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6:31
6:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:24
5:24
5:25
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
16
16
15
15
15
14
14
15
16
16
15
15
15
15
16
16
16
16
16
16
Feels °C
12
12
13
14
15
13
13
14
13
13
13
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
14
15
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