Wamberal Beach surf break

Wamberal Beach surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Wednesday 06 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
22.6° C
(Which is 1.2°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 2AM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 May)4ft (1.2m)10s
Afternoon (07 May)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Evening (07 May)6ft (1.8m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Thu morning, light winds from the S by Sat afternoon).

Wed
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
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
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
2
4
4
4
4
2
3
2
3
4
!
4
4
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
1.5
SSW
7
1.8
S
9
2.5
S
10
2.5
S
11
2.5
S
12
2.2
S
11
1.9
S
10
2.1
S
10
2.1
S
10
2
S
12
2.1
S
11
3
S
11
2.4
S
12
2.5
S
12
2.3
S
11
2.2
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
394
340
400
339
290
234
194
154
222
528
1360
1577
1688
1158
783
878
861
1076
1075
2106
1624
1691
1300
1128
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
15
NNW
15
WNW
20
W
15
W
25
W
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
20
W
15
WSW
20
SW
25
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
S
15
S
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
High Tide
11:05PM1.39m
12:06PM0.92m
11:52PM1.33m
1:07PM0.92m
00:46AM1.29m
2:12PM0.96m
Low Tide
4:27PM0.51m
6:07AM0.34m
5:13PM0.56m
7:00AM0.36m
6:11PM0.60m
7:54AM0.35m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:31
6:31
6:33
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5:08
5:07
5:07
Temp °C
19
17
15
13
12
17
16
16
14
12
10
8
8
14
19
20
15
14
13
12
12
15
18
18
18
15
13
9
8
11
7
7
6
5
4
3
3
9
14
14
9
10
9
8
9
12
15
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
1.8
S
9
2.5
S
10
2.5
S
11
2.5
S
12
2.2
S
11
1.9
S
10
1.7
S
10
1.6
S
10
2
S
12
2.1
S
11
2.2
S
10
2.4
S
12
2.5
S
12
2.3
S
11
2.2
S
11
Energy kJ
394
340
400
339
290
234
194
154
120
528
1360
1577
1688
1158
783
555
472
1076
1075
1055
1624
1691
1300
1128
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.4
S
7
0.3
S
6
0.1
S
12
0.4
SSW
6
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.1
S
17
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
11
Energy kJ
37
22
14
7
3
10
9
9
6
117
90
68
70
50
52
57
57
57
56
36
36
37
37
38
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
18
0.1
N
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
Energy kJ
14
3
13
12
11
3
6
2
4
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
3
0.7
N
4
0.4
WSW
3
0.6
SW
6
0.4
W
3
1
SW
4
1.1
SW
5
1.5
SSW
7
0.9
WSW
4
0.8
WSW
4
0.8
W
4
0.4
W
3
0.4
WSW
3
2.1
S
10
2.1
S
10
0.9
WSW
4
3
S
11
Energy kJ
2
13
3
23
3
32
69
222
32
21
24
2
4
878
861
29
2106
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
4
2
4
4
4
4
3
4
1
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
Distance (km)
17
17
0
0
0
0
149
104
219
2
0
0
0
0
2
2
26
2
0
2
0
0
20
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Newcastle
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
5
4
2
4
7
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
7
7
7
9
6
5
5
7
6
5
6
6
5
7
6
5
5
5
7
6
6
5
5
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