Wamberal Beach surf break

Wamberal Beach surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Saturday 16 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
21.1° 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 2PM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 May)5ft (1.5m)8s
Afternoon (16 May)5ft (1.5m)8s
Evening (16 May)8ft (2.5m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
16
Sunday
17
Monday
18
Tue
19
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
1 AM
4 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
2
3
3
3
2
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
0
2
2
2
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
ESE
8
1.5
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.7
E
8
2.5
ENE
8
2
E
8
2
E
8
2.1
E
9
2
E
9
1.9
E
9
1.9
E
9
1.9
E
9
1.9
E
9
1.9
E
9
1.9
E
9
1.8
E
9
1.8
E
9
1.7
E
9
1.7
E
9
1.7
E
9
1.6
ENE
9
1.6
ENE
9
2.2
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
232
272
272
294
400
792
540
553
641
609
562
575
575
575
575
580
521
509
455
442
442
404
413
692
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
5
SW
10
SE
5
E
15
NE
15
NNE
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NNW
10
N
10
ENE
10
NE
5
N
5
NNW
5
WNW
5
WSW
5
W
5
WNW
5
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
5
NW
5
S
5
S
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
7:28AM1.26m
7:43PM1.76m
8:23AM1.22m
8:30PM1.80m
9:18AM1.18m
9:20PM1.80m
Low Tide
1:14PM0.16m
2:24AM-0.01m
2:00PM0.20m
3:17AM-0.04m
2:48PM0.24m
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6:37
6:39
6:39
6:39
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5:01
5:00
5:00
5:00
1
1
1
1
1
2
7
Temp °C
16
17
18
19
19
19
18
17
16
17
19
19
20
19
18
17
16
17
18
18
18
16
16
17
16
18
18
19
18
18
19
17
17
17
18
19
21
20
19
18
16
18
19
17
18
17
17
19
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
ESE
8
1.5
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.4
ESE
8
1.9
E
8
2
E
8
2
E
8
2.1
E
9
2
E
9
1.9
E
9
1.9
E
9
1.9
E
9
1.9
E
9
1.9
E
9
1.9
E
9
1.8
E
9
1.8
E
9
1.7
E
9
1.7
E
9
1.7
E
9
1.6
ENE
9
1.6
ENE
9
1.6
ENE
9
Energy kJ
232
272
272
294
277
488
540
553
641
609
562
575
575
575
575
580
521
509
455
442
442
404
413
413
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
9
0.3
S
9
0.3
S
9
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.2
S
8
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
8
Energy kJ
42
14
13
3
3
3
5
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
8
0.1
SE
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
Energy kJ
24
7
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
E
8
2.5
ENE
8
2.2
ENE
8
Energy kJ
400
792
692
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
4
Distance (km)
0
0
19
72
17
18
0
0
0
5
27
17
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Newcastle
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
4
5
6
6
5
4
5
4
7
9
9
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
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