Wamberal Beach surf break

Wamberal Beach surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Wednesday 18 Feb 2026 AEDT
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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
23.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Wamberal Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Wamberal Beach at 12PM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am February 18). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Feb)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Afternoon (18 Feb)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Evening (18 Feb)2ft (0.6m)9s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
NE
1
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
1
SSE
0.9
SE
1
ESE
0.6
SE
0.5
SE
1
E
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.9
E
0.7
ESE
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
Period(s) (?)6661099910101069999598555555
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)161735746415151585974711411726539484235402625253333
Wind
(km/h)
10
N
10
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
5
W
20
SSE
10
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
5
SE
10
E
20
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
15
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
SE
5
ESE
15
E
5
N
5
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcrosscrosscross-
on
crosscrossglassonononononcross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
glassoncrossglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:35AM
1.62
10:12PM
1.29
10:12AM
1.59
10:49PM
1.35
10:52AM
1.51
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:16AM
0.26
4:08PM
0.06
3:58AM
0.23
4:40PM
0.06
4:42AM
0.23
5:14PM
0.08
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Sunrise--6:31-------6:31-------6:33-----
Sunset-----7:43-------7:42-------7:40--
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C202023323425232222222223252423232322222323232423
Feels °C (?)202021303425252323242525252323242321222425242827
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