
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wamberal Beach today (16 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Wamberal Beach at 8PM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Wamberal Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||
2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
365 | 466 | 476 | 456 | 313 | 396 | 357 | 314 | 281 | 255 | 246 | 246 | 294 | 263 | 281 | 240 | 201 | 196 | 158 | 165 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:15AM0.90m | 1:11PM1.28m | 2:25AM0.88m | 2:14PM1.24m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:20PM0.39m | 6:26AM0.57m | 8:23PM0.43m | 7:27AM0.62m | 9:29PM0.43m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 |
91 | 466 | 476 | 456 | 313 | 396 | 357 | 314 | 281 | 255 | 246 | 246 | 294 | 263 | 281 | 240 | 201 | 196 | 158 | 165 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SE 10 | ENE 10 |
19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 52 | 52 | 82 | 79 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 26 | 19 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | — | — | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | — | SE 12 | ENE 10 | ESE 12 |
6 | — | — | 23 | 23 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | 6 | 20 | 13 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | — | — | — | E 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 5 | — | — | — | — | ENE 5 |
365 | — | — | — | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | — | — | — | — | 30 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 571 | 571 | 161 | 207 | 72 | 72 | 207 | 207 | 207 | 72 | 91 | 72 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 90 | 18 |
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