Wamberal Beach surf break

Wamberal Beach surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Thursday 19 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
22.9° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)


How big are the waves at Wamberal Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Wamberal Beach at 5AM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm February 19). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Feb)2.5ft (0.8m)5s
Afternoon (20 Feb)2.5ft (0.7m)5s
Evening (20 Feb)3.5ft (1.1m)5s

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

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Thu
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
1
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.8
E
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.2
ENE
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.8
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.4
S
0.4
NE
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
Period(s) (?)995555555666666868899999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)393952423231212764809652544839221421222323243232
Wind
(km/h)
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
15
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
25
ENE
25
NE
15
NE
10
NNE
5
WNW
5
NW
5
SSE
25
SSE
15
SSE
5
ESE
15
SW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
NNW
10
NE
25
ENE
30
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossoffcross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:49PM
1.35
10:52AM
1.51
11:28PM
1.40
11:34AM
1.41
12:11AM
1.42
12:21PM
1.27
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:42AM
0.23
5:14PM
0.08
5:30AM
0.25
5:50PM
0.14
6:23AM
0.29
Thu
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Sunrise----6:33-------6:33-------6:35---
Sunset-------7:40-------7:39-------7:38
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-1----------------------
Temp. °C232222222223232323232322222625252423222122252626
Feels °C (?)232221212223232223242625252825272825252426272525
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