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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
20.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Wamberal Beach today?
The current surf forecast for Wamberal Beach at 6PM is: 2.0m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 1.2m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (20 May) | 7ft (2.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (20 May) | 8ft (2.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Wamberal Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 20 | Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | Sat 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | |
861 | 1319 | 1196 | 771 | 1019 | 956 | 1087 | 1131 | 1064 | 1018 | 973 | 800 | 639 | 507 | 422 | 481 | 439 | 419 | 306 | 408 | 698 | 839 | 890 | 815 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 11:15AM1.08m | 11:08PM1.67m | 12:19PM1.05m | 00:07AM1.57m | 1:26PM1.06m | 1:09AM1.45m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:10AM0.01m | 4:34PM0.37m | 6:10AM0.06m | 5:35PM0.44m | 7:10AM0.12m | 6:45PM0.50m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | |
— | — | — | 4:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | 4:58 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 10 | S 9 | E 10 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | E 9 | ESE 10 | S 8 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
528 | 891 | 854 | 353 | 700 | 669 | 711 | 755 | 249 | 244 | 244 | 239 | 198 | 194 | 154 | 362 | 327 | 306 | 111 | 408 | 31 | 839 | 890 | 815 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | S 14 | S 8 | S 12 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 7 |
477 | 477 | 416 | — | 302 | 302 | 296 | 244 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 148 | 110 | 110 | 16 | 42 | 48 | 21 | 29 | 18 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | — | S 12 | S 10 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 34 | 30 | — | 25 | 19 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | ESE 10 | S 8 | — | — |
861 | 1319 | 1196 | 771 | 1019 | 956 | 1087 | 1131 | 1064 | 1018 | 973 | 800 | 639 | 507 | 422 | 481 | 439 | 419 | 306 | 94 | 698 | 41 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 2 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 122 | 122 | 122 | 121 | 32 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 121 | 19 | 116 | 28 | 122 | 26 |
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