
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wamberal Beach today (12 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Wamberal Beach at 10PM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 12). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Wamberal Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 | S 7 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
175 | 132 | 97 | 68 | 86 | 82 | 105 | 87 | 191 | 304 | 348 | 290 | 224 | 169 | 88 | 198 | 177 | 127 | 118 | 117 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:50PM1.78m | 8:35AM1.25m | 8:36PM1.74m | 9:18AM1.30m | 9:20PM1.66m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:33AM-0.03m | 2:13PM0.19m | 3:14AM-0.02m | 3:02PM0.20m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 14 | 16 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | E 10 | S 7 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 7 |
175 | 132 | 97 | 68 | 86 | 82 | 48 | 87 | 191 | 304 | 348 | 290 | 224 | 169 | 88 | 198 | 177 | 127 | 118 | 117 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | S 13 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
48 | 46 | 44 | 43 | 44 | 48 | 3 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 65 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 17 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 15 | S 17 | S 13 | — | S 13 | S 21 | — | S 16 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 16 | S 15 | ENE 10 | S 19 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | SE 9 |
4 | 4 | 6 | 3 | — | 3 | 9 | — | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 30 | 27 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 3 | NW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | WSW 4 | SSW 8 | WSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 105 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
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