Wamberal Beach surf break

Wamberal Beach surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Wednesday 20 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
20.9° 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 6PM is: 2.0m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 1.2m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 May)8ft (2.5m)9s
Afternoon (20 May)7ft (2.1m)9s
Evening (20 May)8ft (2.4m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.

Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
Sat
23
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
1 AM
4 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
3
4
3
3
2
2
2
1
0
1
1
1
2
1
0
1
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
S
9
2.5
S
10
2.5
S
10
2.1
S
9
2.4
S
10
2.3
S
10
2.4
S
10
2.5
S
10
2.5
S
9
2.5
S
9
2.5
S
9
2.4
S
8
2.3
SSE
8
2.1
SSE
8
1.9
SSE
8
2.1
SSE
8
2
SSE
8
1.9
SSE
8
1.7
SSE
8
1.5
ESE
10
1.9
ESE
10
2
ESE
10
2.1
ESE
10
2.1
ESE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
861
1319
1196
771
1019
956
1087
1131
1064
1018
973
800
639
507
422
481
439
419
306
408
698
839
890
815
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
20
SW
20
S
20
S
15
SSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
25
SW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
S
30
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
SSW
20
S
25
SSE
20
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
S
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
11:15AM1.08m
11:08PM1.67m
12:19PM1.05m
00:07AM1.57m
1:26PM1.06m
1:09AM1.45m
Low Tide
5:10AM0.01m
4:34PM0.37m
6:10AM0.06m
5:35PM0.44m
7:10AM0.12m
6:45PM0.50m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:41
6:41
6:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:59
4:59
4:58
4:58
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
15
16
16
16
15
13
13
14
16
17
17
18
17
17
15
16
17
17
18
17
17
17
17
9
11
12
11
12
11
9
8
9
11
12
12
13
13
13
12
13
13
13
14
13
14
14
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
S
9
2.2
S
10
2.2
S
9
1.3
E
10
2
S
9
1.9
S
10
1.9
S
10
2
S
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
1.8
SSE
8
1.7
SSE
8
1.7
SSE
8
0.8
E
9
1.5
ESE
10
0.5
S
8
2
ESE
10
2.1
ESE
10
2.1
ESE
10
Energy kJ
528
891
854
353
700
669
711
755
249
244
244
239
198
194
154
362
327
306
111
408
31
839
890
815
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
0.1
S
16
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.2
S
14
0.6
S
8
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.4
SSW
7
Energy kJ
477
477
416
302
302
296
244
5
148
110
110
16
42
48
21
29
18
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
15
0.3
S
14
0.3
S
13
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
10
Energy kJ
4
34
30
25
19
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
S
9
2.5
S
10
2.5
S
10
2.1
S
9
2.4
S
10
2.3
S
10
2.4
S
10
2.5
S
10
2.5
S
9
2.5
S
9
2.5
S
9
2.4
S
8
2.3
SSE
8
2.1
SSE
8
1.9
SSE
8
2.1
SSE
8
2
SSE
8
1.9
SSE
8
1.7
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
1.9
ESE
10
0.6
S
8
Energy kJ
861
1319
1196
771
1019
956
1087
1131
1064
1018
973
800
639
507
422
481
439
419
306
94
698
41
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
3
3
3
Distance (km)
2
2
20
20
20
0
2
2
2
122
122
122
121
32
19
19
19
19
121
19
116
28
122
26
Best forecast wave conditions in Newcastle
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
5
5
8
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
7
7
7
7
5
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