Wamberal Beach surf break

Wamberal Beach surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Friday 20 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
22.9° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)


How big are the waves at Wamberal Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Wamberal Beach at 9PM is: 1.0m 5s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm February 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Feb)--
Afternoon (20 Feb)2.5ft (0.7m)5s
Evening (20 Feb)3.5ft (1.0m)5s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
3
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.9
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.1
NE
0.9
ENE
0.8
E
0.7
ENE
0.7
SSE
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.6
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.9
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.8
NE
1.1
ENE
Period(s) (?)555566669888876664678888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)23234164775443356722212118322616322047128209217398138
Wind
(km/h)
15
NE
25
ENE
25
NE
20
NE
10
NW
10
N
10
NW
5
SSW
25
SSE
20
SSE
5
SSE
10
WSW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
NNW
10
NE
20
ENE
5
N
0
NW
0
S
10
SW
5
SSE
10
WNW
5
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
glasscross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
crossglassglasscross-
off
crosscross-
off
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:28PM
1.40
11:34AM
1.41
12:11AM
1.42
12:21PM
1.27
12:59AM
1.43
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:30AM
0.25
5:50PM
0.14
6:23AM
0.29
6:30PM
0.22
7:24AM
0.33
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Sunrise------6:33-------6:35-------6:35-
Sunset-7:40-------7:39-------7:38------
cloud
clear
cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
mod rain
mod rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
Rain (mm)
---1-------------1107111-
Temp. °C232323232222222826252323222122252625222222222223
Feels °C (?)232223242524233026252625242425272628262624252426
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