Wamberal Beach surf break

Wamberal Beach surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Sunday 25 Jan 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
21.8° C
(Which is 1.6°C colder than average for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Wamberal Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Wamberal Beach at 9PM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.2m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm January 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Jan)--
Afternoon (25 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)11s
Evening (25 Jan)4ft (1.2m)11s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
4
4
3
2
2
0
0
1
2
2
2
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.7
SSE
2.2
SSE
2.2
SSE
2.2
SSE
2.2
SSE
2.1
SSE
2.1
SSE
1.9
SSE
2
SSE
1.9
SE
1.9
SE
1.8
SE
1.7
SE
1.6
SE
1.5
SE
1.3
SE
1
SSE
Period(s) (?)111111111413131312121212121212131212121111111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)560478352431104898795891414541384140212671160122793112111047945836701568505406234
Wind
(km/h)
20
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
10
N
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
S
25
S
25
S
20
S
15
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
10
SE
15
E
15
E
15
ENE
15
NNE
10
N
10
N
15
N
20
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:28PM
1.23
2:29AM
1.34
2:33PM
1.10
3:31AM
1.39
3:52PM
1.01
4:38AM
1.46
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:51PM
0.23
8:47AM
0.45
8:43PM
0.30
10:10AM
0.42
9:45PM
0.35
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Sunrise------6:09-------6:09-------6:11-
Sunset--8:02-------8:01-------8:01-----
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C272524232220212222222121212120212222202019181821
Feels °C (?)272425252017192120192021202119212121192019181719
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