Wamberal Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.43° S 151.46° E

Wamberal Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 17 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Wamberal Beach sea temperature is
20.3°C
1.4° 

Wamberal Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Wamberal Beach today (17 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Wamberal Beach at 1PM is: 1.4m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Afternoon (17 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)9s
Evening (17 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SE
9
1.4
SE
9
1.3
SE
9
1.3
SE
9
1.3
SE
9
1.3
SE
9
1.3
SE
9
1.3
SE
9
1.3
SE
9
1.3
SE
9
1.2
SE
8
1.2
SE
8
1.1
ESE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.8
ESE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.9
ENE
5
0.9
ENE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
388
314
281
281
246
246
257
263
252
246
205
201
169
112
78
112
109
84
70
33
37
50
Wind (km/h)
15
ESE
15
E
20
ESE
15
E
15
E
10
ENE
10
E
5
ESE
5
WSW
5
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
NE
15
NE
10
NNE
5
NW
5
W
10
E
15
E
25
ENE
25
NE
15
NNE
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
1:11PM1.28m
2:25AM0.88m
2:14PM1.24m
3:42AM0.90m
3:21PM1.22m
Low Tide
6:26AM0.57m
8:23PM0.43m
7:27AM0.62m
9:29PM0.43m
8:46AM0.64m
10:29PM0.40m
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
17
18
18
18
17
17
16
15
15
17
17
18
18
17
17
16
16
18
18
19
18
18
Feels °C
14
15
14
15
14
14
14
15
14
16
14
15
15
14
16
16
16
17
16
16
15
17
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