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Wamberal Beach surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia
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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
20.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Wamberal Beach today (30 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 May, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 May, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 May, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Wamberal Beach at 2PM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 1.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (30 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (30 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Wamberal Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 30 | Sunday 31 | Monday 1 | Tue 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
E 10 | E 10 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | S 6 | SSW 6 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 8 | S 8 | E 9 | |
333 | 282 | 264 | 277 | 271 | 191 | 153 | 156 | 125 | 121 | 118 | 89 | 89 | 87 | 85 | 62 | 68 | 132 | 61 | 81 | 81 | 58 | 58 | 57 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 7:30AM1.04m | 7:32PM1.54m | 8:11AM1.03m | 8:08PM1.55m | 8:51AM1.02m | 8:46PM1.54m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:59PM0.37m | 2:20AM0.22m | 1:35PM0.39m | 2:59AM0.20m | 2:12PM0.40m | 3:38AM0.21m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | |
— | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:53 | — | — | — | 4:53 | |
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Temp °C | 12 | 14 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
8 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 7 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | E 9 | E 9 | S 8 | S 8 | E 9 |
257 | 264 | 264 | 277 | 271 | 191 | 133 | 108 | 125 | 121 | 118 | 89 | 60 | 53 | 48 | 50 | 68 | 66 | 38 | 81 | 81 | 55 | 58 | 57 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 | S 7 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 6 | S 7 | E 9 | E 9 | S 7 |
333 | 282 | 237 | 192 | 192 | 153 | 153 | 156 | 84 | 66 | 62 | 25 | 89 | 87 | 85 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 61 | 26 | 32 | 58 | 57 | 39 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | N 9 | — | — | — | — | — | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | — | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 11 | S 10 | SSW 10 | — |
4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 14 | 8 | — | 8 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 56 | 20 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 2 | W 2 | — | SW 2 | WSW 4 | W 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 4 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | NW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 |
1 | 1 | — | 1 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 132 | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
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