Wamberal Beach surf break

Wamberal Beach surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Thursday 16 Apr 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
22.2° 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 9PM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm April 16). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Apr)--
Afternoon (16 Apr)3ft (0.9m)9s
Evening (16 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)9s

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


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Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
2
!
!
4
!
2
!
!
!
!
!
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
1.9
S
2.4
S
3
S
3
S
2.3
S
3
S
2.5
S
3
S
3.5
S
3.5
S
3.5
S
3
S
2.5
S
Period(s) (?)9998898888868910101111121212111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)17513399916856494732302827580014591616113421771633279831673053268119191855
Wind
(km/h)
15
ENE
20
ENE
10
N
15
W
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
5
ENE
10
E
30
S
35
S
20
S
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
20
S
25
S
20
S
20
SW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossoffoffoffoffoffononcrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:29PM
1.56
7:46AM
1.40
8:09PM
1.65
8:35AM
1.35
8:51PM
1.70
9:25AM
1.28
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:45AM
0.12
1:48PM
0.09
2:34AM
0.05
2:28PM
0.13
3:24AM
0.02
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Sunrise------6:16-------6:16-------6:18-
Sunset-5:30-------5:30-------5:29------
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
-----------21-----------
Temp. °C222221211918172326252117171514161717171613131216
Feels °C (?)201921181615142024231611131211131212121299812
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