Wamberal Beach surf break

Wamberal Beach surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am 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
22.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Wamberal Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Wamberal Beach at 2PM is: 2.1m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 May)7.5ft (2.3m)10s
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 3mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 20°C on Mon morning, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Monday
11
Tue
12
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)
4
4
3
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
1
0
1
2
2
2
3
2
2
1
0
1
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
S
10
2.3
S
11
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
1.3
S
9
1.4
S
9
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
1.3
SSE
10
1.3
SSE
10
1.6
SSE
11
1.5
SSE
11
1.5
SSE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1034
1230
1107
834
683
589
484
356
311
304
257
290
415
670
525
424
378
302
308
363
365
581
527
508
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
15
SW
15
S
15
S
10
S
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
15
S
15
SSW
15
SW
10
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
High Tide
2:12PM0.96m
1:44AM1.26m
3:12PM1.03m
2:44AM1.25m
4:04PM1.14m
3:44AM1.26m
Low Tide
7:54AM0.35m
7:21PM0.62m
8:46AM0.32m
8:36PM0.60m
9:34AM0.27m
9:46PM0.54m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
cloud
rain showers
cloud
light rain
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
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
Temp °C
13
16
18
18
17
17
15
14
13
17
19
19
19
19
18
17
18
19
20
19
20
19
19
20
10
13
15
15
16
16
13
12
10
15
18
17
17
17
16
15
17
17
17
17
18
17
17
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
S
10
2.3
S
11
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
1.3
S
9
1.4
S
9
1.4
SSE
8
1.4
SSE
8
0.6
E
12
1.4
S
10
1.4
SSE
10
1.3
SSE
9
0.8
E
13
1.3
SSE
10
0.9
E
13
0.9
E
13
0.8
E
13
0.8
E
13
Energy kJ
1034
1230
1107
834
683
589
484
356
311
304
257
290
290
284
100
424
378
302
219
363
273
273
215
215
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
0.4
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
S
15
0.6
E
13
0.7
E
13
0.8
E
13
0.6
S
14
0.8
E
13
0.6
S
14
0.1
NE
9
0.9
E
13
0.1
N
9
Energy kJ
37
37
37
38
38
39
39
61
64
65
68
100
100
100
172
116
173
219
150
219
132
3
268
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
11
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
0.1
SE
18
0.1
E
16
0.5
S
15
0.3
E
15
0.6
S
15
0.6
S
15
0.6
S
15
0.8
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
Energy kJ
40
7
25
52
6
18
6
6
13
5
116
39
172
163
155
257
98
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
2
1.7
S
8
1.7
S
11
1.5
S
11
1.3
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
10
1.6
SSE
11
1.5
SSE
11
1.5
SSE
11
Energy kJ
1
415
670
525
308
365
581
527
508
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
2
19
19
19
2
2
0
2
2
19
17
17
17
17
Best forecast wave conditions in Newcastle
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
4
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
9
9
7
9
5
8
5
4
4
4
5
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