
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wamberal Beach today (18 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Wamberal Beach at 3AM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Wamberal Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 16°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sat 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | ||||||||||||||||
8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
246 | 246 | 263 | 263 | 252 | 246 | 205 | 201 | 115 | 112 | 78 | 112 | 109 | 74 | 76 | 46 | 60 | 39 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 2:25AM0.88m | 2:14PM1.24m | 3:42AM0.90m | 3:21PM1.22m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:23PM0.43m | 7:27AM0.62m | 9:29PM0.43m | 8:46AM0.64m | 10:29PM0.40m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:08 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | SE 7 | SE 7 | E 6 |
246 | 246 | 263 | 263 | 252 | 246 | 205 | 201 | 115 | 112 | 78 | 112 | 109 | 74 | 17 | 34 | 26 | 24 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 5 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ESE 10 | E 9 | SE 7 |
82 | 79 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 26 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 26 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 8 | — | SE 12 | ENE 10 | ESE 12 | ENE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 8 | ENE 10 |
18 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | 6 | 20 | 13 | 19 | 11 | 20 | 17 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 19 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ESE 7 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 20 | 24 | 22 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 76 | 46 | 60 | 39 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 72 | 72 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 357 | 480 | 116 | 27 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 397 | 348 | 101 | 18 |
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