Wamberal Beach surf break

Wamberal Beach surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Monday 27 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
22.8° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than 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: 0.5m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm April 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Apr)--
Afternoon (27 Apr)2ft (0.6m)7s
Evening (27 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 21°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thu
30
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
7 AM
10 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
6
0.6
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.4
NE
8
0.6
E
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.4
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
8
0.6
E
7
0.5
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.9
E
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
1
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
30
32
22
21
46
60
37
35
35
22
39
27
39
38
35
87
87
85
83
95
96
104
109
137
Wind (km/h)
10
E
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
5
NNE
5
WNW
10
W
5
SSW
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
NW
5
W
5
W
5
SSE
10
SE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
ENE
5
NNW
5
NW
5
N
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
off
off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
5:43PM1.28m
5:43AM1.29m
6:21PM1.37m
6:28AM1.25m
6:55PM1.45m
7:10AM1.22m
Low Tide
11:43PM0.39m
11:59AM0.22m
00:32AM0.32m
12:32PM0.23m
1:15AM0.26m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
rain showers
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6:24
6:24
6:26
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5:19
5:16
5:15
5:15
1
1
1
Temp °C
21
21
19
19
18
16
15
18
19
19
19
19
17
17
16
18
19
20
20
20
19
19
19
20
20
20
17
18
18
16
14
19
18
17
17
18
16
17
16
19
18
20
19
20
19
20
20
21
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
6
0.6
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
6
0.6
E
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.4
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
8
0.6
E
7
0.5
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.9
E
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
1
E
8
Energy kJ
30
32
22
21
46
60
37
35
35
22
39
27
39
38
35
87
87
85
83
95
96
104
109
137
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
ENE
4
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
7
0.3
E
7
0.4
NE
4
0.4
ENE
9
0.5
E
7
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
15
Energy kJ
7
7
13
18
5
6
5
5
11
19
11
10
3
25
22
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
18
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
7
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
9
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
9
0.3
E
7
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
20
0.1
S
20
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
8
Energy kJ
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
8
7
7
9
6
6
6
6
8
8
7
6
5
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ENE
3
0.4
ENE
3
0.3
ENE
2
0.4
NE
3
0.4
NE
4
0.3
ESE
3
0.4
ESE
3
Energy kJ
2
4
1
2
4
1
4
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
103
103
304
161
90
91
7
0
0
0
90
91
90
7
0
0
0
0
19
32
19
18
18
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Newcastle
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
8
7
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
8
7
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
8
9
9
8
7
7
9
7
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