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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
20.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Wamberal Beach today (31 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Wamberal Beach at 2AM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 30). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (31 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
| Evening (31 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Wamberal Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 11°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 30 | Sunday 31 | Monday 1 | Tuesday 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | S 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | |
271 | 191 | 161 | 136 | 125 | 121 | 90 | 94 | 89 | 87 | 62 | 62 | 66 | 132 | 62 | 81 | 81 | 83 | 83 | 58 | 58 | 57 | 57 | 57 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 7:32PM1.54m | 8:11AM1.03m | 8:08PM1.55m | 8:51AM1.02m | 8:46PM1.54m | 9:32AM1.00m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:20AM0.22m | 1:35PM0.39m | 2:59AM0.20m | 2:12PM0.40m | 3:38AM0.21m | 2:50PM0.42m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:53 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
Temp °C | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 15 |
12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 8 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
271 | 191 | 161 | 136 | 109 | 121 | 90 | 89 | 80 | 51 | 50 | 39 | 66 | 64 | 37 | 81 | 81 | 83 | 83 | 58 | 58 | 57 | 57 | 57 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 9 | S 6 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 |
192 | 153 | 153 | 123 | 125 | 84 | 55 | 52 | 89 | 87 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 64 | 62 | 27 | 41 | 39 | 24 | 21 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | — | — | — | — | — | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 10 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 14 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 27 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 10 | 19 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | W 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | SSW 7 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | N 4 | N 4 | NNW 4 |
13 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 94 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 145 | 132 | — | — | — | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 18 | 16 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 18 | 27 | 18 |
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