Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wamberal Beach today (16 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Wamberal Beach at 10PM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Wamberal Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SE 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 11 | S 10 | S 9 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
75 | 140 | 67 | 88 | 181 | 145 | 111 | 88 | 88 | 85 | 85 | 88 | 105 | 102 | 105 | 121 | 99 | 85 | 93 | 104 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:45PM1.37m | 11:22AM1.36m | 11:28PM1.21m | 12:06PM1.33m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:40PM0.28m | 5:02AM0.20m | 5:32PM0.36m | 5:36AM0.29m | 6:28PM0.43m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SE 7 | S 7 | ESE 6 | S 11 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | S 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 |
75 | 140 | 67 | 64 | 181 | 72 | 105 | 88 | 88 | 85 | 85 | 88 | 105 | 102 | 105 | 35 | 99 | 85 | 93 | 88 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 12 | S 12 | S 7 | ESE 6 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | E 9 | S 11 | S 11 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 |
27 | 98 | 41 | 88 | 53 | 145 | 111 | 81 | 80 | 76 | 74 | 51 | 50 | 44 | 34 | 6 | 55 | 55 | 65 | 85 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | S 11 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | S 17 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 12 | SSW 12 | ENE 9 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 15 | ESE 15 | SE 14 | S 11 | S 10 |
26 | 61 | 61 | 41 | 7 | 5 | 22 | 62 | 35 | 48 | 30 | 17 | 12 | 19 | 28 | 9 | 21 | 46 | 55 | 31 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | — | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | — | ESE 8 |
72 | — | 67 | 51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 121 | 25 | 16 | — | 104 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 65 | 32 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 72 | 18 | 72 | 73 | 19 | 72 | 72 | 18 |
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