Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wamberal Beach today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Wamberal Beach at 3PM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Wamberal Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 13°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 18 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 11 | S 10 | S 9 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 103 | 170 | 75 | 140 | 86 | 70 | 181 | 115 | 111 | 91 | 88 | 88 | 74 | 88 | 70 | 73 | 88 | 99 | 91 | 91 | 83 | 83 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 10:40AM1.36m | 10:45PM1.37m | 11:22AM1.36m | 11:28PM1.21m | 12:06PM1.33m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:27AM0.10m | 4:40PM0.28m | 5:02AM0.20m | 5:32PM0.36m | 5:36AM0.29m | 6:28PM0.43m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 18 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 6 | S 7 | S 11 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | S 11 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | 100 | 61 | 75 | 140 | 62 | 70 | 181 | 72 | 85 | 91 | 88 | 88 | 70 | 88 | 70 | 73 | 88 | 99 | 55 | 91 | 83 | 82 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 18 | ENE 10 | S 9 | S 12 | S 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | ESE 14 | S 11 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | 103 | 19 | 27 | 98 | 86 | 52 | 53 | 115 | 111 | 81 | 80 | 76 | 74 | 50 | 46 | 49 | 34 | 34 | 41 | 55 | 64 | 83 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 18 | S 12 | S 11 | SE 7 | SSE 17 | E 10 | S 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | S 12 | SE 10 | SE 11 | E 9 | E 10 | ESE 14 | S 11 | S 10 |
| kJ | 19 | 11 | 26 | 61 | 41 | 41 | 7 | 28 | 8 | 34 | 35 | 51 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 27 | 18 | 6 | 7 | 71 | 55 | 49 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 5 | SSE 6 | ESE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 7 | — | ENE 6 | — |
| kJ | 58 | 170 | 72 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 91 | — | 27 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 20 | 122 | 122 | 32 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 257 | 32 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 54 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 18 |
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