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Wamberal Beach surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia
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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
20.9° 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 2PM is: 1.9m 9s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 May) | 6ft (1.9m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (17 May) | 6ft (1.9m) | 9s |
| Evening (17 May) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Wamberal Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wed 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 9 | |
582 | 550 | 562 | 623 | 637 | 642 | 642 | 650 | 650 | 588 | 517 | 452 | 463 | 466 | 422 | 380 | 388 | 612 | 960 | 891 | 865 | 818 | 770 | 823 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 8:23AM1.22m | 8:30PM1.80m | 9:18AM1.18m | 9:20PM1.80m | 10:15AM1.12m | 10:12PM1.75m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:00PM0.20m | 3:17AM-0.04m | 2:48PM0.24m | 4:13AM-0.03m | 3:39PM0.30m | |||||||||||||||||||
6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | |
— | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | 4:59 | |
— | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 |
18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
582 | 550 | 562 | 623 | 637 | 642 | 642 | 650 | 650 | 588 | 517 | 452 | 463 | 466 | 422 | 380 | 388 | 612 | 960 | 891 | 865 | 818 | 770 | 679 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | S 8 | S 9 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 11 | 11 | 80 | 559 | 823 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 121 | 26 | 2 |
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