Wamberal Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.43° S 151.46° E

Wamberal Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 17 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Wamberal Beach sea temperature is
17.4° C
0.7° 

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 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Wamberal Beach at 10AM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Afternoon (17 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)7s
Evening (17 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
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)
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
S
11
0.9
S
10
0.8
S
9
1.1
ESE
7
1
ESE
7
1
ESE
7
1
ESE
7
1.1
ESE
7
1.1
ESE
7
1
ESE
7
1
ESE
7
1.1
ESE
7
1.1
ESE
7
1
ESE
7
1
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
10
1.1
ESE
10
1.1
ESE
9
1.1
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
181
145
111
113
88
85
88
105
114
96
99
105
105
91
99
102
100
97
85
80
77
210
220
194
Wind (km/h)
0
NE
5
ESE
5
ESE
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
E
15
E
15
ENE
10
E
10
E
15
ENE
15
E
10
E
10
ENE
5
NE
5
NE
5
WNW
5
W
0
SE
10
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
15
N
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
10:45PM1.37m
11:22AM1.36m
11:28PM1.21m
12:06PM1.33m
00:14AM1.06m
12:54PM1.30m
Low Tide
5:02AM0.20m
5:32PM0.36m
5:36AM0.29m
6:28PM0.43m
6:13AM0.39m
7:33PM0.49m
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:30
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:24
5:25
5:27
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
15
15
14
15
16
16
16
16
16
15
16
16
16
16
16
16
15
14
14
15
17
16
16
16
Feels °C
15
14
13
13
13
13
14
13
13
12
14
13
13
14
14
15
14
13
13
15
15
13
13
14
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