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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
22.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Wamberal Beach today?
The current surf forecast for Wamberal Beach at 2PM is: 2.1m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 May) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (09 May) | 7ft (2.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (09 May) | 6ft (1.8m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Wamberal Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 20°C on Mon morning, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 9 | Sunday 10 | Monday 11 | Tue 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | |
1034 | 1230 | 1107 | 834 | 683 | 589 | 484 | 356 | 311 | 304 | 257 | 290 | 415 | 670 | 525 | 424 | 378 | 302 | 308 | 363 | 365 | 581 | 527 | 508 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 2:12PM0.96m | 1:44AM1.26m | 3:12PM1.03m | 2:44AM1.25m | 4:04PM1.14m | 3:44AM1.26m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:54AM0.35m | 7:21PM0.62m | 8:46AM0.32m | 8:36PM0.60m | 9:34AM0.27m | 9:46PM0.54m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | |
— | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | 5:05 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | |
Temp °C | 13 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 |
10 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | E 12 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | E 13 | SSE 10 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 |
1034 | 1230 | 1107 | 834 | 683 | 589 | 484 | 356 | 311 | 304 | 257 | 290 | 290 | 284 | 100 | 424 | 378 | 302 | 219 | 363 | 273 | 273 | 215 | 215 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | S 15 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | S 14 | E 13 | S 14 | NE 9 | E 13 | N 9 |
37 | 37 | 37 | 38 | 38 | 39 | 39 | 61 | 64 | 65 | 68 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 172 | 116 | 173 | 219 | 150 | 219 | 132 | 3 | 268 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 11 | — | — | S 19 | — | S 18 | S 17 | S 18 | S 15 | S 18 | S 18 | SE 18 | E 16 | S 15 | E 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | — | — | NE 9 | NE 9 |
40 | — | — | 7 | — | 25 | 52 | 6 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 5 | 116 | 39 | 172 | 163 | 155 | 257 | 98 | — | — | 3 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 2 | — | — | S 8 | S 11 | S 11 | — | — | — | SSE 9 | — | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 415 | 670 | 525 | — | — | — | 308 | — | 365 | 581 | 527 | 508 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
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