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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
21.0° 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 7PM is: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 2.0m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 May) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (18 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Wamberal Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the SSW by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thu 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | |
586 | 785 | 837 | 547 | 572 | 826 | 705 | 843 | 1000 | 932 | 849 | 693 | 620 | 679 | 878 | 1085 | 985 | 992 | 818 | 739 | 1185 | 885 | 996 | 899 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | glassy | cross | glassy | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 9:20PM1.80m | 10:15AM1.12m | 10:12PM1.75m | 11:15AM1.08m | 11:08PM1.67m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:13AM-0.03m | 3:39PM0.30m | 5:10AM0.01m | 4:34PM0.37m | 6:10AM0.06m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | |
— | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:59 | — | — | — | — | — | 4:59 | |
— | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 |
20 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
586 | 572 | 573 | 547 | 572 | 826 | 705 | 843 | 1000 | 932 | 849 | 693 | 472 | 679 | 619 | 709 | 400 | 346 | 296 | 290 | 818 | 234 | 234 | 234 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 4 | — | — | — | S 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | — | — | — | — | E 10 | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | 217 | 620 | 541 | 468 | 410 | — | — | — | — | 245 | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | — | — | — | SW 3 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 6 | S 8 | — | — | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
— | 785 | 837 | — | — | — | 3 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 57 | 399 | — | — | 878 | 1085 | 985 | 992 | 818 | 739 | 1185 | 885 | 996 | 899 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 18 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 65 | 122 |
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