Wamberal Beach surf break

Wamberal Beach surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Tuesday 12 May 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
21.1° 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 4PM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 May)5ft (1.6m)11s
Afternoon (12 May)5ft (1.6m)10s
Evening (12 May)5ft (1.5m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 17°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
12
Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
Fri
15
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
1 AM
4 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SSE
11
1.6
SSE
11
1.6
SSE
11
1.6
SSE
10
1.7
SSE
10
1.5
SE
6
1.5
SE
6
1.5
SE
6
1.6
SE
7
1.6
SE
7
1.7
SE
7
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
1.5
ESE
7
1.5
ESE
6
1.7
ESE
7
1.6
ESE
7
1.4
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
7
1.1
E
6
1.1
E
7
1.1
E
7
1.1
E
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
560
584
573
520
555
175
181
183
214
237
255
160
165
198
186
248
222
171
141
119
104
107
110
110
Wind (km/h)
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
15
ESE
10
E
5
SE
5
SW
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
4:49PM1.28m
4:42AM1.27m
5:32PM1.42m
5:38AM1.27m
6:15PM1.55m
Low Tide
10:19AM0.22m
10:48PM0.44m
11:03AM0.17m
11:45PM0.31m
11:46AM0.15m
00:39AM0.18m
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light rain
rain showers
part cloud
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clear
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:35
6:37
6:37
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5:05
5:04
5:02
5:01
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
Temp °C
19
19
19
19
19
18
18
18
19
18
18
19
19
19
19
18
19
19
19
18
18
19
19
17
17
15
15
15
16
14
14
14
15
14
14
16
16
16
17
15
16
16
16
16
16
18
19
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
E
13
0.7
E
12
0.7
E
12
0.6
E
12
0.6
E
12
0.8
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
10
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.8
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
9
0.7
S
9
1.3
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
7
1.1
E
6
1.1
E
7
1.1
E
7
1.1
E
7
Energy kJ
209
148
141
102
102
131
131
131
39
39
38
160
163
122
92
67
59
79
141
117
104
107
110
110
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
9
0.1
NE
9
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
14
0.6
E
12
0.5
E
12
0.5
E
12
0.1
S
23
0.2
SSE
21
0.2
SSE
18
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
Energy kJ
2
3
19
18
100
68
66
10
43
33
38
37
21
21
21
9
9
57
57
59
57
57
59
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
S
25
0.1
S
25
0.1
S
24
0.1
S
16
0.2
SSE
18
0.2
SSE
17
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
S
16
0.3
S
14
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.2
E
10
Energy kJ
4
4
13
12
11
5
30
28
25
19
35
21
20
9
9
9
8
2
8
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SSE
11
1.6
SSE
11
1.6
SSE
11
1.6
SSE
10
1.7
SSE
10
1.5
SE
6
1.5
SE
6
1.5
SE
6
1.6
SE
7
1.6
SE
7
1.7
SE
7
1.4
ESE
6
1.4
ESE
6
1.5
ESE
7
1.5
ESE
6
1.7
ESE
7
1.6
ESE
7
1.4
ESE
7
1.2
E
6
Energy kJ
560
584
573
520
555
175
181
183
214
237
255
150
165
198
186
248
222
171
119
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
2
3
3
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
121
157
229
229
157
157
157
121
122
65
229
196
17
207
18
122
122
207
207
76
161
18
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Newcastle
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
2
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
3
3
3
2
4
2
4
4
4
4
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
5
8
8
9
9
9
9
6
9
9
7
7
6
9
8
9
5
5
5
5
5
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