Wamberal Beach surf break

Wamberal Beach surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Thursday 23 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
21.9° 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 10AM is: 2.0m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 1.2m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Apr)6.5ft (2.0m)11s
Afternoon (23 Apr)5ft (1.6m)11s
Evening (23 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Thu night, min 16°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
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
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
SE
11
2.1
SE
11
2
SE
11
2
SE
11
1.8
SE
11
1.5
SSE
11
1.6
SE
10
1.3
ESE
11
1.3
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
11
1.3
ESE
11
1.3
ESE
11
1.3
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
10
1.2
ESE
9
1.2
ESE
9
1.1
ESE
9
1.1
E
8
1.1
E
8
1
E
8
0.9
ESE
8
1.1
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1151
1092
901
901
738
533
520
417
345
345
353
366
366
346
307
289
222
222
180
173
165
134
104
146
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
5
SSE
10
SE
15
ESE
15
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
NE
5
WNW
10
WSW
5
WSW
0
NW
15
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
00:21AM1.53m
1:41PM0.98m
1:31AM1.45m
2:59PM1.01m
2:44AM1.39m
4:06PM1.08m
Low Tide
7:30AM0.19m
6:54PM0.52m
8:41AM0.22m
8:16PM0.54m
9:45AM0.22m
9:37PM0.52m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:20
6:22
6:22
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5:22
5:22
5:21
Temp °C
18
18
18
18
19
19
19
19
19
19
20
20
20
20
20
20
19
17
17
19
20
20
20
19
15
15
15
15
16
16
16
17
18
18
18
18
18
19
20
20
20
16
17
20
18
18
18
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
SE
11
2.1
SE
11
2
SE
11
2
SE
11
1.8
SE
11
1.5
SSE
11
1.6
SE
10
1.4
SSE
10
1.3
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
11
1.3
ESE
11
1.3
ESE
11
1.3
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
10
1.2
ESE
9
1.2
ESE
9
1.1
ESE
9
1.1
E
8
1.1
E
8
1
E
8
0.9
ESE
8
1.1
E
8
Energy kJ
1151
1092
901
901
738
533
520
417
345
345
353
366
366
346
307
289
222
222
180
173
165
134
104
146
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
ESE
13
1.3
ESE
12
1.3
ESE
12
1.2
ESE
12
1.2
ESE
11
1.4
ESE
11
1.3
ESE
11
1.3
ESE
11
1.3
SSE
10
1.2
SSE
10
1.2
SSE
10
1
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.5
SSE
8
0.5
SSE
8
0.5
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SE
8
Energy kJ
414
451
543
433
366
486
380
379
314
261
256
196
145
108
103
70
68
41
39
38
26
25
23
15
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.6
SSE
8
0.5
ENE
8
0.4
SE
8
Energy kJ
2
2
2
2
5
5
2
2
2
57
38
15
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
3
0.7
ENE
4
0.9
NE
4
Energy kJ
4
13
26
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
26
2
2
26
19
19
2
18
18
2
18
20
19
19
19
0
0
0
0
0
73
72
98
18
Best forecast wave conditions in Newcastle
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
8
9
6
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
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