Wamberal Beach surf break

Wamberal Beach surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Sunday 12 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
23.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Wamberal Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Wamberal Beach at 5PM is: 1.2m 14s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am April 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Afternoon (12 Apr)4ft (1.2m)13s
Evening (12 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)14s

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


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Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wed
15
7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
2
2
2
4
3
3
4
3
4
3
4
4
3
4
3
1
1
1
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.2
E
1.3
E
1.4
E
1.5
E
1.6
E
1.7
E
1.7
E
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.7
S
1.7
S
1.6
S
1.6
S
1.9
S
1.9
S
1.9
S
1.7
S
1.6
S
1.4
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
Period(s) (?)131313131414141415151414121111111110101010999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4134134205116448019311057131012251072918791713599621835774716552470332269230
Wind
(km/h)
20
W
20
W
20
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
10
SSE
5
ESE
5
NNE
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
10
W
5
SW
10
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
10
NNE
10
W
5
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crossglasscross-
on
glassoffoffoffglassononcross-
on
crossoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wed
15
Sunrise6:13-------6:13-------6:13-------
Sunset---5:36-------5:35-------5:32----
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C131620221815141212161819181715151418191919181615
Feels °C (?)81014161210978121517161612121217171617171514
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