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Wamberal Beach surf break

Wamberal Beach surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Monday 12 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
23.7° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Wamberal Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Wamberal Beach at 9AM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am January 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Afternoon (12 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Evening (12 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)9s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
S
1.3
S
1.3
SSE
1.2
SSE
1
S
1.3
SSE
1
S
0.9
S
1.1
ENE
1.1
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
0.9
ESE
1.2
E
1.2
E
1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
1
ENE
1
E
0.5
S
1.3
ENE
1.4
ENE
Period(s) (?)8877999977777887887871066
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)223187177143162254152120132134156130891601609413513510812710049106140
Wind
(km/h)
10
SE
5
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
5
NE
5
ENE
10
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
20
NE
20
ENE
15
ENE
10
E
15
E
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
E
25
NE
25
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		glassoncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		ononcross-
on		ononcross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:13AM
1.26
4:16PM
0.92
5:06AM
1.30
5:27PM
0.89
5:57AM
1.35
6:31PM
0.90
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:52AM
0.55
10:07PM
0.45
12:00PM
0.50
11:00PM
0.47
12:55PM
0.43
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Sunrise--5:56-------5:56-------5:58-----
Sunset------8:07-------8:07-------8:07-
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
Rain (mm)
2-------------------112-
Temp. °C181819202121212121202122232322222222232322222222
Feels °C (?)181819202121212021212323232221222323232321212021
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