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Wamberal Beach Surf Forecast
/ NSW – Newcastle (55 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /
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Wamberal Beach surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Tuesday 12 May 2026 AESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
21.0° 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 3AM is: 1.5m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (13 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
| Evening (13 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Wamberal Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Wed morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue night, min 16°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | Friday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | S 9 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | |
218 | 201 | 207 | 192 | 195 | 261 | 226 | 237 | 191 | 198 | 198 | 183 | 166 | 137 | 117 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 84 | 89 | 117 | 121 | 114 | 99 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 4:49PM1.28m | 4:42AM1.27m | 5:32PM1.42m | 5:38AM1.27m | 6:15PM1.55m | 6:34AM1.27m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:48PM0.44m | 11:03AM0.17m | 11:45PM0.31m | 11:46AM0.15m | 00:39AM0.18m | 12:30PM0.14m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 |
— | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 |
15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 19 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | E 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | S 9 | S 9 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 |
 kJ | 102 | 131 | 96 | 125 | 125 | 39 | 96 | 96 | 131 | 122 | 92 | 123 | 76 | 79 | 117 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 84 | 89 | 117 | 121 | 114 | 99 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | SSE 21 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | — | 100 | 68 | 66 | 61 | 43 | 38 | 38 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 9 | 9 | 79 | 79 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 42 | 43 | 40 | 39 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 25 | S 25 | S 24 | S 23 | S 21 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | S 16 | S 14 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 16 | SE 15 | E 9 |
| kJ | — | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 33 | 33 | 30 | 28 | 25 | 19 | 34 | 21 | 20 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 25 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 2 | — | — |
| kJ | 218 | 201 | 207 | 192 | 195 | 261 | 226 | 237 | 191 | 198 | 198 | 183 | 166 | 137 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 170 | 189 | 157 | 122 | 122 | 285 | 229 | 229 | 207 | 207 | 207 | 32 | 32 | 207 | 207 | 32 | 19 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 19 |
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