
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wamberal Beach today (16 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 8s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Wamberal Beach at 10PM is: 1.6m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Jul) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (16 Jul) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Wamberal Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 15°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 6 | E 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
634 | 634 | 459 | 276 | 172 | 113 | 88 | 65 | 88 | 88 | 88 | 83 | 107 | 100 | 175 | 107 | 111 | 127 | 159 | 169 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:43PM1.76m | 10:34AM1.22m | 10:30PM1.64m | 11:22AM1.24m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:29AM-0.02m | 4:09PM0.28m | 5:11AM0.04m | 5:03PM0.34m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | |
mm | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 |
Feels °C | 9 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | S 10 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 |
7 | 26 | 26 | 276 | 172 | 113 | 88 | 65 | 88 | 88 | 88 | 83 | 83 | 100 | 89 | 107 | 66 | 127 | 159 | 169 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 13 | S 18 | ESE 6 | E 8 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 20 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 |
— | 4 | 55 | 34 | 11 | 34 | 45 | 48 | 48 | 36 | 24 | 15 | 41 | 48 | 68 | 66 | 41 | 45 | 27 | 25 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 13 | S 18 | S 19 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 15 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 5 | S 21 | SSE 21 | SSE 21 | S 20 | SSE 20 | SSE 20 | SSE 19 |
— | — | 13 | 26 | 27 | 11 | 20 | 30 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 20 | 14 | 36 | 44 | 43 | 32 | 40 | 38 | 73 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — | ESE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 6 | S 5 | ESE 7 | — | E 7 | — | — | — |
634 | 634 | 459 | — | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 107 | 8 | 175 | — | 111 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 91 | 66 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 2 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 26 | 116 | 32 | 32 |
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