Wamberal Beach surf break

Wamberal Beach surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Tuesday 28 Apr 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
22.8° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Wamberal Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Wamberal Beach at 7AM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am April 28). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Apr)2ft (0.6m)7s
Afternoon (28 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (28 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
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
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.4
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.5
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
E
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
E
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
1
E
8
1
E
8
0.9
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
50
45
37
35
24
22
39
28
34
36
35
68
90
84
104
76
77
81
87
109
109
131
131
104
Wind (km/h)
5
NE
5
WNW
10
WSW
5
SSW
10
ESE
10
ENE
15
NE
10
N
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
W
5
SSE
10
SE
15
ESE
10
E
10
E
5
E
5
W
10
WSW
10
SSW
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
cross-on
off
off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
glassy
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:43AM1.29m
6:21PM1.37m
6:28AM1.25m
6:55PM1.45m
7:10AM1.22m
7:28PM1.51m
Low Tide
11:43PM0.39m
11:59AM0.22m
00:32AM0.32m
12:32PM0.23m
1:15AM0.26m
1:04PM0.26m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
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6:24
6:24
6:26
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5:16
5:15
5:15
1
Temp °C
18
16
15
18
19
19
19
19
17
16
16
18
19
20
20
20
19
18
18
19
20
20
20
20
18
16
14
18
18
18
17
18
16
16
16
19
19
19
19
19
19
18
17
19
19
18
18
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.4
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.5
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
E
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
E
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
1
E
8
1
E
8
0.9
ENE
8
Energy kJ
50
45
37
35
24
22
39
28
34
36
35
68
90
84
104
76
77
81
87
109
109
131
131
104
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ENE
4
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
7
0.4
E
7
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
9
0.5
E
7
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
10
Energy kJ
3
6
5
5
11
19
11
17
28
29
22
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
20
16
14
13
10
8
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
9
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
20
0.1
S
20
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
17
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
7
0.1
S
7
Energy kJ
2
2
2
2
2
8
7
7
6
6
6
6
6
8
8
7
6
5
5
1
1
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
2
0.4
NE
3
0.2
E
3
Energy kJ
1
2
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
7
0
0
0
28
304
17
6
0
0
0
0
19
19
19
18
0
0
0
0
91
116
27
27
Best forecast wave conditions in Newcastle
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
8
9
9
9
8
7
6
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
4
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