Wamberal Beach surf break

Wamberal Beach surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Sunday 24 May 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
21.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Wamberal Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Wamberal Beach at 10AM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 24). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 May)10ft (3.0m)12s
Afternoon (24 May)8ft (2.5m)12s
Evening (24 May)8ft (2.5m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun morning, min 16°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tuesday
26
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
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
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3
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
3
1
1
3
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
E
12
3
E
12
3
E
12
3
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
11
2.5
E
11
2.5
E
11
2.4
E
11
2.3
E
12
2.2
E
12
2.2
E
12
2.1
E
12
2.1
E
12
2.1
E
12
2.1
E
12
2.2
E
12
2.2
E
12
2.2
E
12
2.2
E
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2405
2486
2527
2259
2069
2034
2034
1857
1807
1616
1587
1603
1478
1382
1288
1288
1174
1174
1207
1227
1392
1392
1439
1439
Wind (km/h)
15
E
15
E
15
E
10
E
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
ESE
0
NNE
10
NNE
5
WNW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
SE
5
E
10
NE
10
NNE
5
NNE
5
NW
0
WSW
10
NE
15
NE
15
NE
10
NNE
5
ENE
on
on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
High Tide
2:14AM1.34m
3:31PM1.17m
3:17AM1.24m
4:23PM1.26m
4:17AM1.16m
5:07PM1.34m
Low Tide
9:02AM0.22m
9:18PM0.52m
9:50AM0.25m
10:27PM0.48m
10:33AM0.28m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:43
6:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:57
4:57
4:55
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
3
3
4
8
Temp °C
19
19
19
19
19
18
19
18
18
17
16
17
18
19
19
19
18
18
18
19
19
19
19
17
16
16
17
17
19
19
20
19
18
17
16
18
19
20
20
19
19
19
20
20
18
18
19
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
E
12
3
E
12
3
E
12
3
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
11
2.5
E
11
2.5
E
11
2.4
E
11
2.3
E
12
2.2
E
12
2.2
E
12
2.1
E
12
2.1
E
12
2.1
E
12
2.1
E
12
2.2
E
12
2.2
E
12
2.2
E
12
2.2
E
12
Energy kJ
2405
2486
2527
2259
2069
2034
2034
1857
1807
1616
1587
1603
1478
1382
1288
1288
1174
1174
1207
1227
1392
1392
1439
1439
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
17
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
15
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
18
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
16
0.3
SSE
15
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
S
14
0.3
S
13
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
11
Energy kJ
22
20
17
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
6
21
20
44
41
34
31
28
26
25
23
21
21
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
18
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
Energy kJ
6
8
8
8
2
2
7
7
6
6
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
2
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
162
48
48
48
48
0
0
0
5
0
0
0
0
0
5
5
5
0
0
5
149
27
5
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Newcastle
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
3
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
6
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
5
7
9
9
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