Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wamberal Beach today (19 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Wamberal Beach at 8PM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.1m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Wamberal Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 21°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | E 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 7 | NE 6 | ESE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
77 | 267 | 123 | 83 | 81 | 77 | 50 | 48 | 37 | 40 | 176 | 104 | 93 | 60 | 43 | 45 | 22 | 21 | 15 | 14 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:10AM0.94m | 1:50PM1.27m | 2:21AM0.87m | 2:55PM1.26m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:33PM0.49m | 6:55AM0.47m | 8:48PM0.51m | 7:51AM0.53m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | S 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
75 | 10 | 123 | 83 | 81 | 45 | 37 | 48 | 37 | 20 | 95 | 104 | 93 | 60 | 43 | 45 | 22 | 21 | 15 | 14 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | — | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SE 9 | SE 7 | NE 5 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 8 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
77 | — | 6 | 5 | 5 | 77 | 50 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 15 | — | — | — | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | S 14 | S 14 | E 10 | — | S 12 | — | S 12 | — | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 |
12 | 4 | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | — | 3 | — | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 10 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | — | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | — | — | — | NW 2 | WNW 2 | — | — | NW 2 | NNW 2 |
— | 267 | 66 | 58 | 46 | 65 | — | 44 | 20 | 40 | 176 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 72 | 409 | 91 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 18 | 92 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 82 | 148 | 148 |
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