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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
20.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Wamberal Beach today?
The current surf forecast for Wamberal Beach at 2AM is: 2.2m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 May) | 7ft (2.2m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (26 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (26 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Wamberal Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 20°C on Tue morning, min 17°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 25 | Tuesday 26 | Wednesday 27 | Thursday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | |
1406 | 1280 | 1302 | 1324 | 1347 | 1347 | 1790 | 2315 | 2391 | 2233 | 1656 | 1572 | 1598 | 1436 | 1287 | 1167 | 1378 | 1002 | 986 | 855 | 799 | 743 | 804 | 998 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross | on | |
High Tide | 4:23PM1.26m | 4:17AM1.16m | 5:07PM1.34m | 5:12AM1.11m | 5:46PM1.41m | 6:01AM1.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:27PM0.48m | 10:33AM0.28m | 11:26PM0.42m | 11:11AM0.31m | 00:17AM0.35m | 11:47AM0.33m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:54 | |
— | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | S 8 |
1406 | 1280 | 1302 | 1324 | 1347 | 1347 | 1469 | 1469 | 1797 | 1656 | 1656 | 1572 | 1598 | 1436 | 1287 | 1167 | 1129 | 1002 | 986 | 855 | 799 | 743 | 804 | 21 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 17 |
44 | 37 | 34 | 31 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 30 | 42 | 41 | 39 | 36 | 22 | 22 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 19 | S 18 | — | — | — | — | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 17 | S 13 |
— | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | — | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 23 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 1790 | 2315 | 2391 | 2233 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1378 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 998 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 17 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 5 | 27 | 91 | 18 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 48 |
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