Wamberal Beach surf break

Wamberal Beach surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am 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
20.9° 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 2PM is: 1.9m 9s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 May)6ft (1.9m)9s
Afternoon (17 May)6ft (1.9m)9s
Evening (17 May)6.5ft (2.0m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
17
Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wed
20
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
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
1
2
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
E
9
1.9
E
9
1.9
E
9
2
E
9
2
E
9
2
E
9
2
E
9
2
E
9
2
E
9
1.9
E
9
1.8
E
9
1.7
E
9
1.7
ENE
9
1.8
ENE
9
1.6
ENE
9
1.5
E
9
1.5
E
9
1.9
ENE
9
2.4
ENE
9
2.2
E
10
2.1
E
10
2
E
10
1.9
E
10
2.3
S
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
582
550
562
623
637
642
642
650
650
588
517
452
463
466
422
380
388
612
960
891
865
818
770
823
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
10
N
10
NNE
10
NE
5
N
5
NW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
E
5
SE
5
NNW
5
N
5
NNW
0
WSW
5
WSW
5
W
10
WSW
20
SW
25
WSW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:23AM1.22m
8:30PM1.80m
9:18AM1.18m
9:20PM1.80m
10:15AM1.12m
10:12PM1.75m
Low Tide
2:00PM0.20m
3:17AM-0.04m
2:48PM0.24m
4:13AM-0.03m
3:39PM0.30m
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:39
6:39
6:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:00
5:00
5:00
4:59
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
17
18
19
19
20
19
18
17
17
17
19
18
18
17
17
16
16
16
18
17
16
15
15
16
18
18
19
19
21
20
19
18
18
18
20
19
19
18
19
18
17
17
18
14
13
10
10
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
E
9
1.9
E
9
1.9
E
9
2
E
9
2
E
9
2
E
9
2
E
9
2
E
9
2
E
9
1.9
E
9
1.8
E
9
1.7
E
9
1.7
ENE
9
1.8
ENE
9
1.6
ENE
9
1.5
E
9
1.5
E
9
1.9
ENE
9
2.4
ENE
9
2.2
E
10
2.1
E
10
2
E
10
1.9
E
10
1.8
E
10
Energy kJ
582
550
562
623
637
642
642
650
650
588
517
452
463
466
422
380
388
612
960
891
865
818
770
679
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
8
Energy kJ
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
12
Energy kJ
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
3
0.7
SSW
4
0.7
SSW
4
1.2
SSW
5
2.1
S
8
2.3
S
9
Energy kJ
5
11
11
80
559
823
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
Distance (km)
0
5
7
18
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
121
26
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Newcastle
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
3
2
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
6
9
9
7
4
4
5
7
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
5
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