Wamberal Beach surf break

Wamberal Beach surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Monday 16 Feb 2026 AEDT
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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
23.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Wamberal Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Wamberal Beach at 8AM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00am February 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Feb)1.5ft (0.5m)12s
Afternoon (16 Feb)3ft (0.9m)6s
Evening (16 Feb)3ft (0.9m)7s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.5
S
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.9
E
1
E
1.4
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.7
NE
1.1
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
Period(s) (?)771266677777766566661099910
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)707068646468737356555656688111319123196644641525159
Wind
(km/h)
5
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
5
NNE
10
W
5
WSW
10
E
20
ENE
30
NE
30
NE
15
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
10
NW
10
W
10
ENE
30
S
20
SSE
10
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
glassoffoffoncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:22AM
1.58
9:00PM
1.15
8:58AM
1.62
9:35PM
1.22
9:35AM
1.62
10:12PM
1.29
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:53AM
0.35
3:03PM
0.14
2:35AM
0.30
3:36PM
0.09
3:16AM
0.26
4:08PM
0.06
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Sunrise--6:30-------6:30-------6:31-----
Sunset-----7:45-------7:44-------7:43--
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
1121--------------------
Temp. °C202021222222222120171821232322212020233231252222
Feels °C (?)202021201920212121161821212019212020223130232224
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