Wamberal Beach surf break

Wamberal Beach surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Saturday 09 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
21.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Wamberal Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Wamberal Beach at 10PM is: 1.8m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 May)--
Afternoon (09 May)7ft (2.1m)10s
Evening (09 May)6ft (1.8m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 20°C on Mon morning, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
9
Sunday
10
Monday
11
Tue
12
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)
3
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
1
0
1
2
3
2
2
3
2
1
1
1
2
1
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
S
11
2
S
10
1.9
S
10
1.8
S
10
1.7
S
9
1.5
S
9
1.4
S
9
1.4
S
9
1.4
S
9
1.4
SSE
8
1.7
S
8
1.7
S
11
1.5
S
11
1.4
S
10
1.4
SSE
10
1.3
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
9
1.2
SSE
10
1.3
SSE
11
1.4
SSE
11
1.5
SSE
11
1.5
SSE
11
1.4
SE
11
1.1
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1107
834
683
589
484
356
304
304
297
290
415
670
525
416
370
295
308
331
372
513
536
543
476
281
Wind (km/h)
15
S
15
S
10
SSE
10
SSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
15
SW
15
SW
10
S
10
SSW
15
S
10
SSE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
2:12PM0.96m
1:44AM1.26m
3:12PM1.03m
2:44AM1.25m
4:04PM1.14m
3:44AM1.26m
Low Tide
7:21PM0.62m
8:46AM0.32m
8:36PM0.60m
9:34AM0.27m
9:46PM0.54m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
clear
clear
light rain
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:33
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:07
5:06
5:05
5:05
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
18
18
18
17
15
14
14
17
19
19
19
19
18
17
17
18
20
18
20
19
19
19
19
20
15
15
17
16
13
12
12
15
17
17
17
17
17
15
16
17
17
17
18
16
17
17
17
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
S
11
2
S
10
1.9
S
10
1.8
S
10
1.7
S
9
1.5
S
9
1.4
S
9
1.4
S
9
1.4
S
9
1.4
SSE
8
1.4
SSE
8
1.4
SSE
9
1.5
S
11
1.4
S
10
1.4
SSE
10
1.3
SSE
9
0.8
E
13
1.2
SSE
10
0.9
E
13
1.4
SSE
11
0.8
E
13
0.8
E
13
0.8
E
13
1.1
S
11
Energy kJ
1107
834
683
589
484
356
304
304
297
290
284
304
525
416
370
295
219
331
273
513
215
215
209
281
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
12
0.5
E
12
0.6
E
12
0.6
E
12
0.6
E
12
0.6
E
12
0.6
E
13
0.7
E
13
0.8
E
13
0.7
S
14
0.8
E
13
0.6
S
13
0.9
E
13
0.9
E
13
0.1
N
9
0.8
E
13
0.7
E
12
Energy kJ
37
38
38
39
39
61
64
65
68
100
100
100
100
116
173
219
203
219
130
273
268
2
202
148
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
19
0.2
S
18
0.3
S
17
0.1
S
18
0.2
S
15
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.2
SSE
18
0.1
E
16
0.5
S
15
0.6
S
15
0.6
SSE
15
0.6
S
15
0.6
S
15
0.8
S
14
0.6
S
14
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
Energy kJ
7
25
52
6
18
6
6
31
5
116
172
186
163
155
257
138
4
3
3
3
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
2
1.7
S
8
1.7
S
11
1.3
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
11
1.5
SSE
11
1.5
SSE
11
1.4
SE
11
1
ESE
6
Energy kJ
1
415
670
308
372
536
543
476
68
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
Distance (km)
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
2
19
19
19
0
2
2
0
19
2
17
17
17
17
17
17
Best forecast wave conditions in Newcastle
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
9
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
9
8
6
5
5
9
5
4
4
5
8
9
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