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Wamberal Beach Surf Forecast
/ NSW – Newcastle (55 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /
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Wamberal Beach surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Wednesday 06 May 2026 AESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
22.6° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Wamberal Beach today?
The current surf forecast for Wamberal Beach at 9PM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (06 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (06 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Wamberal Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Thu morning, light winds from the WSW by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 6 | Thursday 7 | Friday 8 | Sat 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7 AM | 10 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 8 | S 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | |
410 | 394 | 394 | 410 | 400 | 339 | 290 | 240 | 234 | 154 | 173 | 627 | 2434 | 1655 | 1631 | 1109 | 753 | 878 | 861 | 785 | 986 | 890 | 1494 | 1570 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | on | cross-on | cross | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 11:14AM0.95m | 11:05PM1.39m | 12:06PM0.92m | 11:52PM1.33m | 1:07PM0.92m | 00:46AM1.29m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:27PM0.51m | 6:07AM0.34m | 5:13PM0.56m | 7:00AM0.36m | 6:11PM0.60m | 7:54AM0.35m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — |
 | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 |
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Temp °C | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 |
18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 11 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 |
 kJ | 410 | 394 | 394 | 410 | 400 | 339 | 290 | 240 | 234 | 154 | 173 | 627 | 1578 | 1655 | 1631 | 1109 | 753 | 557 | 482 | 785 | 986 | 890 | 1494 | 1570 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 11 | S 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 |
| kJ | 65 | 54 | 37 | 22 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 120 | 117 | 90 | 68 | 70 | 70 | 52 | 57 | 58 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 36 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 18 | N 10 | S 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NE 4 | NNE 4 | W 2 | W 3 | W 3 | SW 4 | SW 6 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | S 11 | WSW 4 | — | W 3 | W 4 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 13 | 26 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 34 | 80 | 32 | 28 | 2434 | 7 | — | 5 | 10 | 878 | 861 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 19 | 72 | 72 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 228 | 135 | 21 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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