Wamberal Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 33.43° S 151.46° E

Issued: 3 am 02 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Wamberal Beach sea temperature is

18.4°C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Wamberal Beach today (02 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with ENE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with ENE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Wamberal Beach at 9AM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am October 02). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (02 Oct)	3ft (0.9m)	7s
Afternoon (02 Oct)	2.5ft (0.8m)	7s
Evening (02 Oct)	3ft (0.9m)	7s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 21°C on Fri morning, min 15°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
	Friday 2								Saturday 3								Sunday 4
	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	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	1	2	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	2	2	0	0	0	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 7	NE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	NE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	NE 7	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	S 8
Wave Graph
kJ	301	327	111	84	68	61	68	90	134	117	107	88	171	99	147	199	444	352	323	232	244	169	157	164
Wind (km/h)	N	N	NNW	SSE	SE	E	S	S	SSW	S	WSW	N	NE	NE	ENE	NNE	WSW	WNW	WSW	SSW	S	S	SSE	SSE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	glassy	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	off	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross
High Tide	11:47PM1.05m				12:00PM1.49m					1:01AM0.98m				1:09PM1.45m				3:27AM0.96m				2:26PM1.43m
Low Tide			5:21AM0.40m				7:00PM0.26m				6:24AM0.47m					8:19PM0.27m				7:44AM0.52m				9:34PM0.25m


	—	5:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:28	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:55	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:57	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:58	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	1	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	21	21	20	21	19	19	19	19	18	18	18	18	17	18	18	19	17	16	15	18	18	17	17	17
Feels °C	17	17	17	19	18	19	18	19	17	18	19	19	15	17	17	17	17	17	14	17	14	13	14	16
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 7	S 5	S 16	S 8	ENE 7	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	S 7	S 8
kJ	155	142	111	84	68	61	68	90	134	117	107	88	86	2	21	12	203	352	323	232	244	169	152	164
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 4	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 5	S 5	S 5	S 17	—	S 16	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 15	S 14	ENE 8	ENE 8
kJ	17	17	7	7	7	2	6	6	2	2	5	4	2	6	—	19	37	56	76	54	4	4	157	153
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	S 15	S 15	S 15	S 9	S 9	S 15	S 14	S 18	S 18	S 18	S 18	S 9	S 9	—	S 15	S 17	S 16	S 16	—	—	S 13	—
kJ	—	—	4	4	4	7	6	4	4	6	6	6	6	2	2	—	4	6	5	5	—	—	4	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 7	NE 7	—	—	SE 3	—	S 4	S 5	S 5	S 5	—	—	NE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	NE 7	—	—	—	S 8	S 7	—	—
kJ	301	327	—	—	2	—	3	7	8	8	—	—	171	99	147	199	444	—	—	—	36	108	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	3	3	2	2	2	2	1	2	2
Distance (km)	6	0	0	6	76	60	0	0	0	2	0	6	18	7	90	75	0	0	0	0	32	416	19	2
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Rating (10 max)	2	3	2	1			2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1		1	3	3	3	2	1		2	2
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Rating (10 max)	6	6	5	5	3	1	2	4	4	5	5	5	6	1	2	3	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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