Wamberal Beach surf break

Wamberal Beach surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Tuesday 17 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
23.5° 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 10PM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm February 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Feb)--
Afternoon (17 Feb)3ft (0.9m)6s
Evening (17 Feb)4.5ft (1.4m)5s

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

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Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
E
1.1
E
1.4
ENE
1.8
NE
1.6
NE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.5
SE
0.8
NE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
1
E
1
ESE
1
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.7
ESE
Period(s) (?)6656666106991010109999555555
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)6710010723920070594654515158597470686765474651423727
Wind
(km/h)
25
ENE
25
NE
30
NNE
20
N
10
NNW
10
NW
15
NW
10
WNW
10
NE
10
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
15
S
15
SSE
5
SE
10
ENE
20
ENE
25
E
20
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
onononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:35PM
1.22
9:35AM
1.62
10:12PM
1.29
10:12AM
1.59
10:49PM
1.35
10:52AM
1.51
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:16AM
0.26
4:08PM
0.06
3:58AM
0.23
4:40PM
0.06
4:42AM
0.23
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Sunrise------6:31-------6:31-------6:33-
Sunset-7:44-------7:43-------7:42------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------1-----
Temp. °C232422212020233232282323222222232424232323222222
Feels °C (?)202119202020213232292525232325252423232323222223
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