Wamberal Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.43° S 151.46° E

Wamberal Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 17 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Wamberal Beach sea temperature is
18.1°C
0.3° 

Wamberal Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Wamberal Beach today (17 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 9s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Wamberal Beach at 8AM is: 3.5m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 3.0m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Sep)11ft (3.5m)10s
Afternoon (17 Sep)10ft (3.0m)10s
Evening (17 Sep)6ft (1.9m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 27°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
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
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
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1
2
3
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
S
11
3.5
S
11
3.5
S
10
3
SSE
10
3
S
10
2.3
SSE
9
2.1
SSE
9
1.9
SSE
9
1.7
SSE
9
1.6
SSE
8
1.2
S
9
1.2
S
9
1.2
S
9
1.2
S
9
1.2
S
9
1
S
9
0.5
S
17
0.5
S
17
0.8
S
9
0.4
SSE
17
0.7
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.5
S
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2676
2526
2652
1936
1433
863
692
547
423
361
220
209
224
230
239
170
142
151
110
97
81
57
56
41
Wind (km/h)
30
S
30
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
20
S
15
SSE
10
E
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
E
15
E
15
ENE
10
NNE
10
W
15
W
15
W
15
W
15
W
5
ENE
10
E
5
WNW
10
W
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
off
off
off
off
off
on
on
off
off
High Tide
11:42PM0.99m
12:00PM1.32m
00:38AM0.91m
12:56PM1.26m
1:52AM0.85m
2:05PM1.23m
Low Tide
5:20AM0.46m
6:53PM0.45m
6:04AM0.53m
8:05PM0.49m
7:05AM0.59m
9:23PM0.48m
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:52
5:50
5:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:45
5:46
5:46
 mm
1
Temp °C
14
12
10
12
14
14
14
13
13
12
12
16
18
17
16
17
17
16
16
22
27
27
25
22
Feels °C
6
5
4
7
10
11
12
11
11
10
10
14
14
13
14
15
13
12
12
17
24
23
22
19
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