Wamberal Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.43° S 151.46° E

Wamberal Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Wamberal Beach sea temperature is
17.5° C
0.7° 

Wamberal Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Wamberal Beach today (19 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Wamberal Beach at 4AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Aug)3ft (0.9m)7s
Afternoon (19 Aug)4ft (1.2m)10s
Evening (19 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
ESE
7
1
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
10
1.2
ESE
10
0.9
SE
9
0.7
SE
9
0.7
SE
9
0.7
SE
9
0.9
E
6
0.9
ESE
6
1
E
6
0.9
NE
6
0.8
ENE
6
1.3
NE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
88
133
113
110
85
94
77
276
123
83
81
77
68
68
76
50
36
112
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
5
NE
5
NNW
0
NW
15
ENE
20
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NNE
15
NE
15
NE
10
N
10
NNW
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
00:14AM1.06m
12:54PM1.30m
1:10AM0.94m
1:50PM1.27m
Low Tide
6:28PM0.43m
6:13AM0.39m
7:33PM0.49m
6:55AM0.47m
8:48PM0.51m
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:27
5:27
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
16
16
15
15
14
15
17
16
16
16
14
13
14
16
20
20
20
19
Feels °C
14
14
14
15
14
15
14
12
12
13
11
12
12
14
17
17
18
17
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