Wamberal Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.43° S 151.46° E

Wamberal Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 23 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Wamberal Beach sea temperature is
17.5°C
0.6° 

Wamberal Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Wamberal Beach today (24 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Wamberal Beach at 2AM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Afternoon (24 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Evening (24 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Mon afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Tue night).

Sun
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
12
1.1
S
11
1
S
10
0.9
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.6
S
10
1.3
ENE
6
1.3
NE
6
1.1
NE
6
1.1
NE
6
1.4
NE
6
1.5
NE
7
1.5
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
141
289
210
161
123
121
89
89
82
116
115
83
95
166
216
237
165
183
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
10
NNE
20
ENE
25
NE
30
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
10
N
15
N
10
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
4:58PM1.34m
5:48AM0.93m
5:46PM1.40m
6:30AM1.00m
6:27PM1.47m
Low Tide
11:58PM0.38m
11:07AM0.49m
00:37AM0.31m
11:56AM0.43m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:30
5:30
 mm
3
1
Temp °C
17
17
16
15
14
16
19
18
17
17
16
15
16
20
23
21
17
17
Feels °C
14
14
14
13
13
14
15
14
13
14
14
13
14
17
20
20
16
16
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