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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
20.8° 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 3AM is: 2.4m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 1.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (21 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (21 May) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Wamberal Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Warm (max 20°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 20 | Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | Saturday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | |
1106 | 1129 | 1275 | 1070 | 1279 | 1251 | 1099 | 1004 | 825 | 584 | 494 | 481 | 451 | 459 | 493 | 408 | 1207 | 1291 | 1204 | 1446 | 1306 | 1352 | 1340 | 1410 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | |
High Tide | 11:08PM1.67m | 12:19PM1.05m | 00:07AM1.57m | 1:26PM1.06m | 1:09AM1.45m | 2:32PM1.10m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:34PM0.37m | 6:10AM0.06m | 5:35PM0.44m | 7:10AM0.12m | 6:45PM0.50m | 8:08AM0.18m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | |
Temp °C | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
13 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | S 12 | — | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 |
724 | 813 | 861 | 244 | 249 | 244 | 202 | 198 | 198 | 158 | 154 | 117 | 111 | 116 | 160 | 325 | 27 | — | 1204 | 1161 | 1306 | 1352 | 1340 | 1410 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | — | — | S 11 | — | — | — | S 14 | S 21 |
302 | 302 | 250 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 16 | 14 | — | — | 22 | — | — | — | 4 | 9 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 14 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 10 | SE 11 | — | SE 10 | — | — | — | — |
1106 | 1129 | 1275 | 1070 | 1279 | 1251 | 1099 | 1004 | 825 | 584 | 494 | 481 | 451 | 459 | 493 | 408 | 1207 | 1291 | — | 1446 | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 20 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 116 | 157 | 122 | 116 | 32 | 32 | 20 | 20 | 116 | 122 | 122 | 121 | 149 | 137 | 122 | 26 | 122 | 32 | 48 |
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