Wamberal Beach surf break

Wamberal Beach surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Tuesday 24 Mar 2026 AEDT
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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
24.7° C
(Which is 1.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Wamberal Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Wamberal Beach at 4PM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00am March 24). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Afternoon (24 Mar)4ft (1.2m)8s
Evening (24 Mar)4ft (1.2m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Fri
27
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
2
4
4
4
3
1
0
4
3
3
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.6
ENE
1.3
E
1.4
E
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.7
E
2
E
2.1
E
2.1
E
2.1
E
2.1
E
2
E
2
E
1.9
E
1.8
E
1.7
ESE
Period(s) (?)7888899999910101212121313121212121211
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1201491611952103742693183333403554324508141213133514301376129011291113997879750
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
E
15
E
15
NE
5
NNE
5
W
5
W
5
E
10
E
10
E
10
NE
10
N
10
NNW
5
WNW
5
NW
10
NNE
20
ENE
25
NE
20
WSW
20
NW
15
W
20
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
glassoffglassglassononcross-
on
crosscross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
offcross-
off
offcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:19PM
1.04
1:35AM
1.48
2:37PM
0.96
2:46AM
1.43
4:06PM
0.94
4:05AM
1.42
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:21AM
0.23
6:53PM
0.40
8:36AM
0.28
7:59PM
0.48
9:58AM
0.29
9:21PM
0.52
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Fri
27
Sunrise6:58-------7:00-------7:01-------
Sunset---7:00-------6:59-------6:58----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
Rain (mm)
--------------------1211
Temp. °C212323232221202020222323222120191923252420191917
Feels °C (?)212121222121212122242323222221202023232319171814
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