Wamberal Beach Surf Forecast

/ NSW – Newcastle (55 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /

Australia (828 breaks) / Lat Long: (33.43° S 151.46° E)

Surf Forecasts:

Wamberal Beach surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Tuesday 12 May 2026 AEST

Forecast 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 21.1° 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 4PM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (12 May)	5ft (1.6m)	11s
Afternoon (12 May)	5ft (1.6m)	10s
Evening (12 May)	5ft (1.5m)	6s

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

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 17°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Tuesday 12						Wednesday 13								Thursday 14								Fri 15
	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)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 10	SSE 10	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SSE 10	SSE 10	ESE 7	ESE 6	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	E 6	E 7	E 7	E 7
Wave Graph
kJ	560	584	573	520	555	175	181	183	214	237	255	160	165	198	186	248	222	171	141	119	104	107	110	110
Wind (km/h)	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	SE	ESE	E	SE	SW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	glassy	cross-off
High Tide					4:49PM1.28m				4:42AM1.27m				5:32PM1.42m				5:38AM1.27m				6:15PM1.55m
Low Tide			10:19AM0.22m				10:48PM0.44m				11:03AM0.17m				11:45PM0.31m				11:46AM0.15m				00:39AM0.18m


	6:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:37
	—	—	—	5:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:04	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:02	—	—	—	5:01
mm	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	1	1	1	1	—	1	1	1	—	—	1	2	—	—
Temp °C	19	19	19	19	19	18	18	18	19	18	18	19	19	19	19	18	19	19	19	18	18	19	19	17
Feels °C	17	15	15	15	16	14	14	14	15	14	14	16	16	16	17	15	16	16	16	16	16	18	19	17
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 13	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	E 11	E 11	E 11	SSE 10	SSE 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 9	S 9	ESE 7	ESE 7	E 6	E 7	E 7	E 7
kJ	209	148	141	102	102	131	131	131	39	39	38	160	163	122	92	67	59	79	141	117	104	107	110	110
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 9	NE 9	SSE 14	SSE 14	—	E 12	E 12	E 12	S 23	SSE 21	SSE 18	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 9
kJ	2	3	19	18	—	100	68	66	10	43	33	38	37	21	21	21	9	9	57	57	59	57	57	59
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	NE 11	NE 11	—	S 25	S 25	S 24	—	S 16	—	SSE 18	SSE 17	SSE 16	S 16	S 14	E 11	E 11	E 10	E 11	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10
kJ	—	—	4	4	—	13	12	11	—	5	—	30	28	25	19	35	21	20	9	9	9	8	2	8
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 10	SSE 10	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 7	ESE 6	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	—	E 6	—	—	—	—
kJ	560	584	573	520	555	175	181	183	214	237	255	150	165	198	186	248	222	171	—	119	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Wollongong North Beach NSW - Illawarra	Werri Point NSW - Illawarra	Bannister Head Suck Rock NSW - South Coast	Bannister Head Suck Rock NSW - South Coast	Werri Point NSW - Illawarra	Werri Point NSW - Illawarra	Werri Point NSW - Illawarra	Wollongong North Beach NSW - Illawarra	Peggys NSW - Illawarra	Newcastle -The Harbour NSW - Newcastle	Bannister Head Suck Rock NSW - South Coast	Plantation Point NSW - South Coast	Box Head NSW - Newcastle	Aussie pipe NSW - South Coast	Umina Beach NSW - Newcastle	Peggys NSW - Illawarra	Peggys NSW - Illawarra	Aussie pipe NSW - South Coast	Aussie pipe NSW - South Coast	Cronulla Point NSW - Sydney South Coast	Seven Mile Beach NSW - Illawarra	Umina Beach NSW - Newcastle	Wamberal Beach NSW - Newcastle	Wamberal Beach NSW - Newcastle
Rating (10 max)	2	3	2	2	3	3	2	1	2	2	2	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	121	157	229	229	157	157	157	121	122	65	229	196	17	207	18	122	122	207	207	76	161	18	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Newcastle										Newcastle -The Harbour			Box Head		Backdoor 4							Backdoor 4	JD Reef	JD Reef
Rating (10 max)										2			1		2							2	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	3	3	3	2	4	2	4	4	4	4	5
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Rating (10 max)	9	9	9	5	8	8	9	9	9	9	6	9	9	7	7	6	9	8	9	5	5	5	5	5

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