Wamberal Beach surf break

Wamberal Beach surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Tuesday 19 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
20.9° 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 5AM is: 2.4m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 1.8m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.6m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 May)8ft (2.5m)9s
Afternoon (20 May)7.5ft (2.3m)9s
Evening (20 May)6.5ft (2.0m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri morning, min 13°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.

Tue
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
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
1 PM
4 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
4
3
3
3
!
2
3
4
3
3
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
3
1
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
E
10
1.8
E
10
2.4
S
8
2.3
S
9
2.2
S
9
2.5
S
10
3
S
10
2.3
S
9
2.1
S
9
2.4
S
10
2.5
S
10
2.5
S
10
2.5
S
9
2.5
S
9
2.5
S
8
2.5
S
8
2.5
SSE
8
2.3
SSE
8
2.1
SSE
8
2.2
SSE
8
1.9
SSE
8
1.9
SSE
8
1.8
SSE
7
2.1
SE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
851
693
829
828
786
1319
1387
932
755
1041
1307
1160
1018
973
887
899
773
607
481
531
408
408
362
793
Wind (km/h)
25
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
20
SW
15
SW
20
S
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
WSW
15
SW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
30
S
30
S
30
S
25
S
20
S
20
SSW
20
S
25
SSE
25
S
25
SSE
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
10:12PM1.75m
11:15AM1.08m
11:08PM1.67m
12:19PM1.05m
00:07AM1.57m
1:26PM1.06m
Low Tide
5:10AM0.01m
4:34PM0.37m
6:10AM0.06m
5:35PM0.44m
7:10AM0.12m
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:41
6:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:59
4:59
4:58
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
Temp °C
17
16
16
15
13
15
17
16
17
15
14
14
14
15
17
17
17
17
16
16
16
17
18
17
14
14
14
12
9
12
13
10
12
11
10
9
9
10
12
12
12
13
12
12
12
13
13
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
E
10
1.8
E
10
1.8
S
8
1.8
S
9
1.8
S
9
2.2
S
10
2.3
S
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
2
S
10
2.1
S
10
2.1
S
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
1.9
SSE
8
0.9
E
9
0.9
E
9
1
E
10
0.3
S
13
Energy kJ
851
693
450
509
533
891
952
353
302
730
896
843
244
239
239
198
194
194
151
419
137
137
188
31
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
S
8
1.7
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
0.1
S
16
0.9
E
9
0.1
S
16
0.2
S
15
0.3
S
14
0.4
S
13
Energy kJ
283
632
551
477
477
416
302
296
244
5
142
5
17
35
54
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
S
5
2.2
S
8
2.4
S
8
2.3
S
9
2.2
S
9
2.5
S
10
3
S
10
2.3
S
9
2.1
S
9
2.4
S
10
2.5
S
10
2.5
S
10
2.5
S
9
2.5
S
9
2.5
S
8
2.5
S
8
2.5
SSE
8
2.3
SSE
8
2.1
SSE
8
2.2
SSE
8
1.9
SSE
8
1.9
SSE
8
1.8
SSE
7
2.1
SE
10
Energy kJ
64
544
829
828
786
1319
1387
932
755
1041
1307
1160
1018
973
887
899
773
607
481
531
408
408
362
793
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
1
1
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
Distance (km)
2
0
0
2
2
2
20
32
20
0
2
2
20
20
65
65
116
32
32
20
20
109
121
121
Best forecast wave conditions in Newcastle
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
1
1
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
4
5
4
5
5
6
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