
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wamberal Beach today (18 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Wamberal Beach at 8PM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Wamberal Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Mon morning, min 17°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | SSE 17 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 18 | S 18 | S 18 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
184 | 196 | 170 | 149 | 144 | 149 | 100 | 97 | 61 | 58 | 41 | 41 | 27 | 43 | 50 | 78 | 98 | 110 | 160 | 156 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | off | off |
High Tide | 1:52AM0.85m | 2:05PM1.23m | 3:18AM0.86m | 3:17PM1.24m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:05PM0.49m | 7:05AM0.59m | 9:23PM0.48m | 8:25AM0.61m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 22 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 22 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 24 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 8 | S 7 |
184 | 196 | 170 | 137 | 106 | 81 | 87 | 88 | 61 | 58 | 41 | 41 | 27 | 43 | 50 | 78 | 98 | 65 | 30 | 28 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | S 18 | ESE 7 | SSW 5 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | NE 4 | S 18 |
82 | 74 | 74 | 45 | 45 | 37 | 28 | 28 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 71 | 110 | 8 | 156 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | S 15 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | S 18 | E 8 | S 18 | SSE 18 | S 5 | S 5 | S 18 | NE 4 |
62 | 61 | 102 | 149 | 144 | 149 | 100 | 97 | 17 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 24 | 1 | 25 | 33 | 4 | 4 | 160 | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 3 | — | — | W 2 | WNW 2 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 2 | — | NE 3 | NNE 4 | WSW 2 |
— | — | 5 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 4 | 20 | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 17 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 72 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
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