Wamberal Beach surf break

Wamberal Beach surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Thursday 21 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 slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Wamberal Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Wamberal Beach at 7PM is: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.0m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 May)--
Afternoon (21 May)8ft (2.5m)9s
Evening (21 May)7.5ft (2.3m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Warm (max 20°C on Sat afternoon, min 16°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Thu afternoon, light winds from the ESE by Sun morning).

Thu
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sun
24
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
2
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1
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2
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
S
9
2.5
S
8
2.5
SSE
8
2.2
SSE
8
2.1
SSE
8
2.1
SSE
8
2.1
SSE
8
2.1
SSE
8
1.9
SSE
8
2.4
SE
10
2.5
SE
10
2.5
SE
10
2.4
ESE
10
2.5
ESE
10
3
ESE
10
2.5
ESE
11
3
ESE
11
3
ESE
12
3
ESE
12
3
ESE
12
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1075
1031
871
602
494
494
514
536
456
1111
1326
1312
1192
1244
1716
1536
1710
2092
2088
2018
1989
1850
1857
1857
Wind (km/h)
35
SSW
35
S
30
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
S
20
S
20
SSE
15
E
15
E
20
E
15
E
15
E
15
ESE
10
E
5
ESE
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
12:19PM1.05m
00:07AM1.57m
1:26PM1.06m
1:09AM1.45m
2:32PM1.10m
2:14AM1.34m
Low Tide
5:35PM0.44m
7:10AM0.12m
6:45PM0.50m
8:08AM0.18m
8:01PM0.53m
9:02AM0.22m
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light rain
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light rain
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:43
6:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:59
4:58
4:58
4:57
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
1
1
Temp °C
18
17
18
17
17
17
16
17
18
18
17
18
17
17
17
18
19
20
19
20
19
19
19
19
12
11
13
13
12
12
11
12
13
13
13
14
13
14
14
16
17
19
17
17
17
17
16
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.9
E
9
0.9
E
10
1.3
ESE
10
0.2
S
13
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
2.4
ESE
10
2.5
ESE
10
2.5
ESE
10
2.5
ESE
11
3
ESE
11
3
ESE
12
3
ESE
12
3
ESE
12
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
Energy kJ
202
198
198
158
151
117
140
151
335
14
27
24
1153
1244
1306
1536
1710
2092
2088
2018
1989
1850
1857
1857
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.2
S
14
0.3
S
13
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
21
0.1
S
21
0.1
S
20
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
18
0.2
S
16
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
14
Energy kJ
5
5
4
4
16
29
4
9
8
8
7
6
20
4
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
13
Energy kJ
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
S
9
2.5
S
8
2.5
SSE
8
2.2
SSE
8
2.1
SSE
8
2.1
SSE
8
2.1
SSE
8
2.1
SSE
8
1.9
SSE
8
2.4
SE
10
2.5
SE
10
2.5
SE
10
2.4
SE
10
1.2
S
7
3
ESE
10
Energy kJ
1075
1031
871
602
494
494
514
536
456
1111
1326
1312
1192
131
1716
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
1
3
3
1
2
2
3
3
1
3
3
2
2
2
4
4
2
2
2
4
Distance (km)
157
157
116
32
122
109
32
121
122
122
149
149
48
121
121
48
48
48
157
157
48
48
48
18
Best forecast wave conditions in Newcastle
Rating
(10 max)
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
8
5
5
5
5
5
8
4
4
4
5
5
5
7
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
7
7
7
6
5
7
5
7
7
8
8
7
6
7
5
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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