Wamberal Beach surf break

Wamberal Beach surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Friday 09 Jan 2026 AEDT
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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
22.9° 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 4PM is: 2.0m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00am January 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jan)6ft (1.8m)7s
Afternoon (09 Jan)5.5ft (1.7m)7s
Evening (09 Jan)8ft (2.4m)8s

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

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Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Mon
12
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
NE
1.2
ENE
1.5
ENE
2.2
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.2
ENE
2.5
NE
2.2
NE
1.5
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.6
NE
2
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.5
ENE
2.1
S
2.1
S
2.1
S
2.1
S
2.2
SSE
2.2
SSE
2.1
SSE
1.9
SSE
1.4
S
Period(s) (?)777788888888888778888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)292148222528746635978655294212165306464434302412470504545614599533441228
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNE
20
NE
25
NE
35
NE
40
NE
25
NNE
15
N
15
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
30
NNE
25
NNE
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
S
25
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:20PM
1.28
2:26AM
1.20
2:10PM
1.13
3:19AM
1.23
3:07PM
1.00
4:13AM
1.26
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:18AM
0.49
7:55PM
0.26
8:23AM
0.54
8:35PM
0.34
9:36AM
0.57
9:18PM
0.40
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Mon
12
Sunrise5:52-------5:54-------5:54-------
Sunset----8:07-------8:07-------8:07---
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C202427262423232529343532292121212120202019202019
Feels °C (?)202225222021222325303329271817171717171615161616
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