Wamberal Beach surf break

Wamberal Beach surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Friday 24 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
21.8° 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 3PM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am April 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)11s
Afternoon (24 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)11s
Evening (24 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 20°C on Fri morning, min 16°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Mon
27
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)
2
1
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
ESE
11
1.3
ESE
11
1.3
ESE
11
1.3
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
9
1.3
ESE
9
1.2
ESE
9
1.1
ESE
9
1.1
E
8
1.1
E
8
1
E
8
1.1
E
8
1.1
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
4
0.8
NE
5
0.6
ENE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
353
387
366
346
307
301
249
243
238
180
165
157
124
141
133
104
58
36
36
34
48
22
30
20
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
E
10
ENE
5
NNW
5
W
10
WSW
0
S
15
E
15
ENE
20
NE
20
NNE
10
NNW
10
NW
5
WNW
10
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
10
NNW
10
WNW
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:59PM1.01m
2:44AM1.39m
4:06PM1.08m
3:52AM1.35m
5:00PM1.18m
Low Tide
8:41AM0.22m
8:16PM0.54m
9:45AM0.22m
9:37PM0.52m
10:38AM0.22m
10:46PM0.46m
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:22
6:22
6:22
6:24
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5:22
5:21
5:20
5:19
1
Temp °C
19
20
20
20
20
20
19
18
17
19
20
20
20
19
17
16
17
18
19
20
19
18
17
16
17
17
18
19
20
20
19
18
17
20
19
18
18
17
17
16
17
17
16
17
16
16
16
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
ESE
11
1.3
ESE
11
1.3
ESE
11
1.3
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
9
1.3
ESE
9
1.2
ESE
9
1.1
ESE
9
1.1
E
8
1.1
E
8
1
E
8
1.1
E
8
1.1
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.6
ENE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.7
ENE
5
0.6
ENE
5
Energy kJ
353
387
366
346
307
301
249
243
238
180
165
157
124
141
133
104
58
36
21
17
17
10
21
20
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SSE
10
1
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
8
0.5
ENE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.5
ESE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.2
SSE
7
0.2
SSE
7
0.3
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
6
0.3
ESE
7
Energy kJ
256
196
161
133
92
71
68
64
61
38
26
25
23
15
16
17
41
30
8
5
5
9
13
9
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSE
8
0.5
SSE
8
0.5
SSE
8
0.1
N
10
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
7
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
15
0.2
SSE
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.1
SE
6
Energy kJ
39
38
37
2
15
14
9
8
5
5
4
5
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
2
0.3
NE
2
0.7
NE
4
0.9
NE
7
1
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
4
0.8
NE
5
0.6
NE
4
Energy kJ
1
1
15
75
96
36
34
48
22
30
16
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
2
32
65
19
18
18
0
0
0
0
55
91
72
18
0
0
0
7
136
382
99
28
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Newcastle
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
7
7
6
5
5
5
6
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