Wamberal Beach surf break

Wamberal Beach surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Wednesday 27 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
20.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Wamberal Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Wamberal Beach at 6PM is: 1.9m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 May)7ft (2.2m)12s
Afternoon (27 May)6.5ft (2.0m)12s
Evening (27 May)6ft (1.9m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 66mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 15°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the SSW by Fri afternoon).

Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
Friday
29
Sat
30
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)
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
E
12
2.1
E
12
2.1
E
12
2
E
12
1.9
E
12
1.9
E
12
1.8
E
12
1.8
E
12
1.8
E
11
1.7
E
11
1.7
E
11
1.7
E
11
1.7
E
11
1.7
E
11
1.8
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.7
E
10
2.3
S
7
2.2
S
8
2.2
S
8
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1459
1308
1308
1170
1022
1005
887
872
814
673
661
649
639
639
709
578
502
557
546
569
548
579
502
434
Wind (km/h)
5
W
5
WSW
5
SSE
10
SE
5
SSE
5
SE
5
WSW
10
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
30
SE
25
ESE
25
SE
15
SSE
25
S
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
25
WSW
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:12AM1.11m
5:46PM1.41m
6:01AM1.07m
6:22PM1.47m
6:47AM1.05m
6:57PM1.51m
Low Tide
11:11AM0.31m
00:17AM0.35m
11:47AM0.33m
1:01AM0.29m
12:23PM0.35m
1:41AM0.25m
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
rain showers
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
thunderstorm
mod rain
mod rain
thunderstorm
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:45
6:46
6:47
6:47
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:55
4:54
4:54
4:54
2
3
1
2
2
2
3
8
9
5
6
7
4
2
2
2
5
1
Temp °C
18
18
20
19
19
19
18
18
18
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
18
18
17
16
19
19
21
19
20
20
19
18
18
20
19
17
17
16
17
17
18
17
16
15
14
15
14
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
E
12
2.1
E
12
2.1
E
12
2
E
12
1.9
E
12
1.9
E
12
1.8
E
12
1.8
E
12
1.8
E
11
1.7
E
11
1.7
E
11
1.7
E
11
1.7
E
11
1.7
E
11
1.8
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
Energy kJ
1459
1308
1308
1170
1022
1005
887
872
814
673
661
649
639
639
709
578
502
557
546
472
424
432
502
434
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.3
S
10
0.4
S
9
0.4
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.2
S
14
0.5
S
8
0.2
S
17
0.5
S
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.2
S
11
0.1
S
15
0.2
S
15
0.2
S
11
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
1.5
S
8
Energy kJ
8
8
8
8
17
28
26
39
37
16
34
22
33
20
19
10
4
17
9
5
5
5
249
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
13
0.5
S
8
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
15
0.1
S
16
Energy kJ
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
16
4
3
33
26
20
18
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
3
0.5
S
3
0.9
S
8
0.8
S
4
0.9
SSE
8
0.7
S
4
0.5
S
4
0.8
SSE
5
0.8
S
5
1.5
S
6
2
S
7
2.2
S
7
2.3
S
7
2.2
S
8
2.2
S
8
1.9
S
8
0.5
WSW
4
Energy kJ
8
5
113
26
112
19
9
29
32
149
342
452
569
548
579
424
9
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
0
0
2
2
2
18
0
0
2
2
2
48
48
136
91
52
19
19
55
102
116
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Newcastle
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
7
7
9
9
7
8
6
6
9
9
9
7
9
8
7
7
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
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