Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wamberal Beach today (13 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Wamberal Beach at 8PM is: 1.4m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (13 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (13 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Wamberal Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | SSE 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
225 | 380 | 347 | 276 | 196 | 153 | 268 | 230 | 161 | 149 | 115 | 114 | 70 | 173 | 169 | 292 | 207 | 238 | 258 | 238 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 8:36PM1.74m | 9:18AM1.30m | 9:20PM1.66m | 9:59AM1.34m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:14AM-0.02m | 3:02PM0.20m | 3:51AM0.03m | 3:51PM0.23m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | ENE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 |
225 | 380 | 347 | 276 | 196 | 153 | 268 | 230 | 161 | 149 | 115 | 114 | 70 | 173 | 169 | 197 | 17 | 238 | 64 | 61 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSE 19 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 28 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 72 | 18 | 18 | 18 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 19 | — | S 19 | S 17 | S 16 | ENE 10 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | ENE 9 | SE 9 | S 19 | SSE 19 | SE 8 | SSE 19 | S 14 | — |
7 | — | 7 | 6 | 19 | 30 | 7 | 27 | 27 | 19 | 20 | 5 | 17 | 3 | 29 | 37 | 2 | 69 | 4 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 9 | SSE 8 | — | S 8 | SSE 7 |
— | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 292 | 207 | — | 258 | 238 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 437 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 19 | 2 |
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