Wamberal Beach surf break

Wamberal Beach surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Sunday 03 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
23.1° C
(Which is 1.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Wamberal Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Wamberal Beach at 9AM is: 1.7m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 May)5.5ft (1.7m)10s
Afternoon (03 May)5.5ft (1.7m)10s
Evening (03 May)7ft (2.1m)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 Mon afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Sun afternoon, calm by Tue afternoon).

Sunday
3
Monday
4
Tuesday
5
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
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
3
2
1
1
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
ENE
10
2.1
ENE
10
1.8
ENE
10
1.7
ENE
10
2
ENE
10
1.9
ENE
10
2.1
ENE
10
2.1
ENE
10
2.5
ENE
10
2.5
ENE
10
1.9
ENE
10
1.8
E
10
1.8
E
10
1.9
E
10
2.2
ENE
10
1.9
E
10
1.9
E
10
2
E
10
1.8
E
11
1.7
E
11
1.6
E
11
1.6
E
11
1.6
E
11
1.6
E
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
970
863
653
586
788
657
821
821
1293
1163
710
627
640
711
1010
725
725
818
748
694
617
617
628
686
Wind (km/h)
20
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
NE
30
NE
30
NE
25
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
15
NNE
15
NE
15
NE
5
SW
5
WNW
10
NW
10
WSW
15
W
15
WSW
10
SW
10
SE
5
NE
10
WSW
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
9:07AM1.09m
9:07PM1.53m
9:47AM1.04m
9:43PM1.49m
10:28AM0.99m
Low Tide
3:13AM0.19m
2:38PM0.37m
3:52AM0.21m
3:12PM0.41m
4:34AM0.25m
3:48PM0.46m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:28
6:28
6:30
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5:12
5:12
5:10
1
1
1
Temp °C
20
19
19
20
22
22
21
20
19
17
17
21
22
23
19
19
18
17
16
18
21
21
20
18
18
17
17
17
19
19
17
17
17
16
16
19
20
22
20
20
18
16
14
15
18
18
19
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
ENE
10
1.8
ENE
10
1.8
ENE
10
1.7
ENE
10
1.7
ENE
10
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
2.1
ENE
10
1.9
ENE
10
1.9
ENE
10
1.8
E
10
1.8
E
10
1.9
E
10
1.9
E
10
1.9
E
10
1.9
E
10
2
E
10
1.8
E
11
1.7
E
11
1.6
E
11
1.6
E
11
1.6
E
11
1.6
E
12
Energy kJ
727
640
653
586
586
3
3
3
821
710
710
627
640
711
725
725
725
818
748
694
617
617
628
686
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.3
SSW
4
0.3
S
5
0.2
S
5
0.1
S
18
Energy kJ
4
4
2
2
2
2
6
6
6
5
5
5
4
5
2
6
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
18
Energy kJ
2
2
5
5
5
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
ENE
10
2.1
ENE
10
2
ENE
10
1.9
ENE
10
2.1
ENE
10
2.1
ENE
10
2.5
ENE
10
2.5
ENE
10
2.2
ENE
10
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
4
0.6
SSW
5
Energy kJ
970
863
788
657
821
821
1293
1163
1010
2
3
4
14
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
2
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
2
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
18
18
18
91
357
357
357
223
18
6
0
5
27
7
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
6
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Newcastle
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
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