Wamberal Beach surf break

Wamberal Beach surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Monday 17 Nov 2025 AEDT
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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
20.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Wamberal Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Wamberal Beach at 6PM is: 0.7m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm November 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Nov)--
Afternoon (17 Nov)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (17 Nov)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
3
2
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
ENE
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.4
NE
0.9
SSE
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.9
ENE
1
NE
1.3
NE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.9
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.8
NE
2.5
NE
1.6
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.1
ENE
1
ENE
Period(s) (?)866989998745667775788888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)27292219104225241189785132511196273538468295715285215145113
Wind
(km/h)
25
SW
20
S
10
S
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
NW
10
ENE
20
E
25
ENE
25
NE
15
NNE
5
N
5
W
5
NW
10
ENE
25
ENE
30
NE
30
NNE
10
N
5
W
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
crossglassoffcross-
off
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:21PM
1.12
7:40AM
1.47
8:02PM
1.10
8:11AM
1.52
8:42PM
1.08
8:44AM
1.55
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:10AM
0.31
2:13PM
0.27
1:42AM
0.33
2:50PM
0.22
2:15AM
0.35
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Sunrise------5:41-------5:41-------5:41-
Sunset-7:35-------7:36-------7:37------
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C222321181615161920201918171518212222222120181920
Feels °C (?)161819131212131616151516171417191818182020161920
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