Wamberal Beach surf break

Wamberal Beach surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Saturday 30 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
20.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Wamberal Beach today (31 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Wamberal Beach at 2AM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 30). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 May)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Afternoon (31 May)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Evening (31 May)2.5ft (0.7m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 11°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
30
Sunday
31
Monday
1
Tuesday
2
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
S
8
1.2
S
8
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.9
SSW
6
1.3
SSW
6
0.6
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
271
191
161
136
125
121
90
94
89
87
62
62
66
132
62
81
81
83
83
58
58
57
57
57
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
20
W
15
SW
25
WSW
20
W
20
W
20
W
15
W
10
W
15
W
5
WSW
10
ENE
15
N
20
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
15
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NW
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:32PM1.54m
8:11AM1.03m
8:08PM1.55m
8:51AM1.02m
8:46PM1.54m
9:32AM1.00m
Low Tide
2:20AM0.22m
1:35PM0.39m
2:59AM0.20m
2:12PM0.40m
3:38AM0.21m
2:50PM0.42m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:48
6:48
6:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:53
4:53
4:53
1
Temp °C
16
14
13
13
12
15
18
18
14
12
11
11
11
13
16
16
15
13
13
12
13
16
19
15
12
10
10
9
8
11
14
12
9
7
6
7
7
9
13
13
11
8
8
7
9
10
13
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
S
8
1.2
S
8
1.1
S
8
1
S
8
0.9
S
8
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.8
S
8
0.8
S
6
0.8
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.9
SSW
6
0.9
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
Energy kJ
271
191
161
136
109
121
90
89
80
51
50
39
66
64
37
81
81
83
83
58
58
57
57
57
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
S
8
0.7
S
8
0.7
S
7
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
9
0.6
S
6
0.6
S
8
0.6
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.3
S
7
0.3
S
7
0.2
S
7
Energy kJ
192
153
153
123
125
84
55
52
89
87
62
62
62
64
62
27
41
39
24
21
12
8
8
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
9
0.1
S
8
0.3
SSE
8
0.1
S
10
0.3
SSE
8
0.3
SSE
8
0.4
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.3
S
9
0.2
S
11
0.3
S
10
0.3
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
Energy kJ
2
1
14
2
14
14
27
2
7
7
15
10
19
17
2
2
2
4
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WSW
4
0.4
W
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.4
W
3
0.3
W
3
0.9
SSW
7
0.4
WSW
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.5
W
3
0.4
WSW
3
1.4
SSW
6
1.3
SSW
6
0.5
NW
3
0.5
NW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.4
NNW
3
0.7
N
4
0.8
N
4
0.8
NNW
4
Energy kJ
13
3
3
3
3
3
1
94
3
3
5
3
145
132
4
5
3
3
12
18
16
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
17
5
5
5
5
17
18
27
18
Best forecast wave conditions in Newcastle
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
2
2
2
2
2
4
2
1
1
5
4
4
2
2
2
3
3
1
2
1
1
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
6
8
7
7
7
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
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