Wamberal Beach surf break

Wamberal Beach surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Friday 15 May 2026 AEST
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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
21.1° 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 8PM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 15). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 May)--
Afternoon (15 May)4ft (1.2m)7s
Evening (15 May)4.5ft (1.3m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
15
Saturday
16
Sunday
17
Mon
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
3
3
3
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.5
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.7
E
8
1.8
E
8
1.9
E
9
2
E
9
2
E
9
2
E
9
2
E
9
1.9
E
9
1.8
E
9
1.8
E
9
1.8
E
9
1.8
E
9
1.8
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
118
128
151
151
140
171
272
272
279
301
309
405
460
525
621
623
623
623
562
505
505
505
505
509
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
10
ESE
5
NE
5
NNE
5
W
10
SW
10
WSW
5
SW
10
SE
10
ESE
10
NNE
10
N
5
NW
5
WNW
5
SW
5
N
15
ENE
10
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
15
NNE
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
6:58PM1.67m
7:28AM1.26m
7:43PM1.76m
8:23AM1.22m
8:30PM1.80m
9:18AM1.18m
Low Tide
1:31AM0.07m
1:14PM0.16m
2:24AM-0.01m
2:00PM0.20m
3:17AM-0.04m
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:39
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:01
5:01
5:00
5:00
1
1
1
Temp °C
19
19
19
19
18
16
15
17
18
18
19
19
18
17
16
18
19
19
20
19
18
18
16
17
19
18
19
20
19
16
14
18
18
18
19
19
19
18
17
19
18
19
20
18
18
18
15
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.5
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.7
E
8
1.8
E
8
1.9
E
9
2
E
9
2
E
9
2
E
9
2
E
9
1.9
E
9
1.8
E
9
1.8
E
9
1.8
E
9
1.8
E
9
1.8
E
9
Energy kJ
118
128
151
151
140
171
272
272
279
301
309
405
460
525
621
623
623
623
562
505
505
505
505
509
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.1
SE
15
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.3
S
9
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
8
Energy kJ
41
28
8
24
24
24
24
14
3
3
3
3
5
5
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
Energy kJ
9
8
8
4
4
8
7
7
7
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
2
Energy kJ
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
2
19
18
0
0
0
0
0
19
19
5
5
0
0
0
0
73
17
5
18
5
5
5
5
Best forecast wave conditions in Newcastle
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
4
2
3
3
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
8
8
9
5
4
4
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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