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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 am Wednesday 27 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
20.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Wamberal Beach today?
The current surf forecast for Wamberal Beach at 6PM is: 1.9m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 May) | 7ft (2.2m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (27 May) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (27 May) | 6ft (1.9m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Wamberal Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 66mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 15°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the SSW by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 27 | Thursday 28 | Friday 29 | Sat 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | E 10 | E 10 | |
1459 | 1308 | 1308 | 1170 | 1022 | 1005 | 887 | 872 | 814 | 673 | 661 | 649 | 639 | 639 | 709 | 578 | 502 | 557 | 546 | 569 | 548 | 579 | 502 | 434 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 5:12AM1.11m | 5:46PM1.41m | 6:01AM1.07m | 6:22PM1.47m | 6:47AM1.05m | 6:57PM1.51m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:11AM0.31m | 00:17AM0.35m | 11:47AM0.33m | 1:01AM0.29m | 12:23PM0.35m | 1:41AM0.25m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 |
 | — | — | — | 4:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | — | 4:54 |
— | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
19 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
 kJ | 1459 | 1308 | 1308 | 1170 | 1022 | 1005 | 887 | 872 | 814 | 673 | 661 | 649 | 639 | 639 | 709 | 578 | 502 | 557 | 546 | 472 | 424 | 432 | 502 | 434 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 14 | S 8 | S 17 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 11 | S 15 | S 15 | S 11 | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 8 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 28 | 26 | 39 | 37 | 16 | 34 | 22 | 33 | 20 | 19 | 10 | 4 | 17 | 9 | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 249 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 8 | SSE 16 | S 16 | S 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 33 | 26 | 20 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 3 | S 3 | S 8 | S 4 | SSE 8 | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | WSW 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 5 | 113 | 26 | 112 | 19 | 9 | 29 | 32 | 149 | 342 | 452 | 569 | 548 | 579 | 424 | 9 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 48 | 48 | 136 | 91 | 52 | 19 | 19 | 55 | 102 | 116 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
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