Wamberal Beach surf break

Wamberal Beach surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Friday 05 Sep 2025 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
18.3° 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: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Sep)--
Afternoon (05 Sep)5ft (1.6m)9s
Evening (05 Sep)5ft (1.6m)8s

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

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Friday
05
Saturday
06
Sunday
07
Monday
08
1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
2
3
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
S
1.6
S
1.6
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.1
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.2
SSE
1
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
1.1
NE
0.9
NE
0.7
S
0.7
S
1.4
ENE
1.8
NE
1.6
NE
1.6
NE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
Period(s) (?)1088877101010109999661112677777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)383390370253175193310332313213209227190252191174162222286591530467180127
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSE
25
SE
20
SE
15
SE
10
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
15
NE
20
NE
20
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
20
N
10
NNW
10
N
15
NNE
25
NE
30
NE
25
NNE
15
N
15
NNW
15
N
15
N
15
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:23PM
1.55
7:06AM
1.18
7:05PM
1.61
7:45AM
1.28
7:47PM
1.64
8:24AM
1.38
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:05AM
0.13
12:44PM
0.30
1:41AM
0.05
1:30PM
0.22
2:16AM
0.01
Friday
05
Saturday
06
Sunday
07
Monday
08
Sunrise------6:05-------6:05-------6:03-
Sunset-5:37-------5:38-------5:38------
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C171615151515151616161615141312162019191919171621
Feels °C (?)121110111112111212121111111110131613151716141218
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for NSW - Newcastle

  1. weather stationWind Update Still cross-shore at Wamberal Beach (light winds from the SSE at Gosford Automatic Weather Station 9 km from Wamberal Beach). 1.8m 9s swell from the S to make surfable waves.

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13 km/h
SSE
Cross-Shore
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