Wamberal Beach surf break

Wamberal Beach surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Sunday 17 May 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
21.0° 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 1AM is: 2.0m 9s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 17). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 May)6.5ft (2.0m)9s
Afternoon (18 May)6ft (1.8m)9s
Evening (18 May)5.5ft (1.7m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun night, min 15°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the S by Wed afternoon).

Sun
17
Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
E
9
2.1
E
9
2
E
9
2.1
E
9
2.1
E
9
1.9
E
9
1.8
E
9
1.8
ENE
9
1.8
ENE
9
1.7
ENE
9
1.6
E
9
1.6
E
9
1.8
ENE
9
2
E
9
2.3
ENE
10
2.2
E
10
2
E
10
1.9
E
10
1.8
E
10
1.7
E
10
2.3
S
8
2.5
S
9
2.5
S
9
2.4
S
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
691
707
642
731
731
588
517
528
505
453
412
440
540
690
920
928
786
740
679
608
751
1088
1041
961
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WSW
5
SSE
5
S
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
SW
5
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SSW
20
SW
25
SSW
30
S
30
S
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
High Tide
8:30PM1.80m
9:18AM1.18m
9:20PM1.80m
10:15AM1.12m
10:12PM1.75m
11:15AM1.08m
Low Tide
3:17AM-0.04m
2:48PM0.24m
4:13AM-0.03m
3:39PM0.30m
5:10AM0.01m
part cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
part cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:39
6:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:00
5:00
4:59
1
1
1
1
2
3
2
2
1
2
2
1
Temp °C
20
19
18
17
16
18
19
18
17
17
16
16
16
17
17
17
16
16
16
16
15
16
17
17
22
20
19
18
17
19
19
18
17
18
17
17
16
17
16
16
13
13
13
12
12
12
11
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
E
9
2.1
E
9
2
E
9
2.1
E
9
2.1
E
9
1.9
E
9
1.8
E
9
1.8
ENE
9
1.8
ENE
9
1.7
ENE
9
1.6
E
9
1.6
E
9
1.8
ENE
9
2
E
9
2.3
ENE
10
2.2
E
10
2
E
10
1.9
E
10
1.8
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
Energy kJ
691
707
642
731
731
588
517
528
505
453
412
440
540
690
920
928
786
740
679
608
541
467
400
400
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
3
0.7
SSW
4
1.4
S
6
1.9
S
8
2.1
S
8
2.3
S
8
2.5
S
9
2.5
S
9
2.4
S
9
Energy kJ
3
13
141
399
581
751
1088
1041
961
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
2
157
157
Best forecast wave conditions in Newcastle
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
4
8
6
4
4
5
6
5
4
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
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  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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