Wamberal Beach surf break

Wamberal Beach surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Saturday 03 Jan 2026 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
21.9° C
(Which is 1.1°C colder than average for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Wamberal Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Wamberal Beach at 7AM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am January 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Jan)3ft (0.9m)9s
Afternoon (03 Jan)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (03 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)8s

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

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Saturday
03
Sunday
04
Monday
05
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
SE
0.9
SE
0.9
SE
1
SE
0.9
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.8
SSE
1.4
NE
1.5
NE
1.3
NE
1.2
NE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.9
ENE
1
ENE
1
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.5
SE
0.7
E
0.6
SSE
0.7
E
0.7
ENE
Period(s) (?)999888856668856666686855
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)861381321168566661061411199646493970756447443133442530
Wind
(km/h)
15
ENE
15
NE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
10
N
5
WNW
10
N
15
NNE
30
ENE
25
ENE
10
NNE
5
E
5
N
5
W
0
NNW
10
E
15
ESE
15
ENE
15
N
5
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossglasscrosscross-
on
oncross-
on
crossglasscrossoffglassonononcrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:39AM
1.82
9:31PM
1.12
9:29AM
1.84
10:21PM
1.14
10:17AM
1.80
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:04AM
0.25
3:33PM
-0.04
2:55AM
0.25
4:22PM
-0.05
3:46AM
0.26
5:09PM
-0.03
Saturday
03
Sunday
04
Monday
05
Sunrise--5:48-------5:48-------5:50-----
Sunset------8:07-------8:07-------8:07-
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cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
thunderstorm
cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
-------1-11--2-------2--
Temp. °C201920202121202019191924242323222019212323212120
Feels °C (?)191819181918181920212024222224242120242323212121
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