Wamberal Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s coming down the pipe at Wamberal Beach. It’s going to be a bit of a mixed bag, with a lot of average to poor conditions in the first week before things start looking up.

The water temp at Wamberal Beach is sitting at 64°, which is about normal for this time of year, no surprises there.

Right, from Sunday the 9th through the start of the week, the surf is mostly a no-go. We’ve got some swell around but the wind’s howling, making a mess of things. It’s not until Tuesday the 11th that we get a real look-in. Tuesday morning is a bit small and ordinary with 2ft swell from the ENE, but the wind swings offshore from the W at 9 mph, so the surface goes clean. The real standout pops up on Tuesday morning? No, Tuesday afternoon! The swell kicks up to 4ft of groundswell from the S with a long 12-second period, which means proper energy and shape. Combined energy is up at (531) and with a moderate offshore breeze from the W at 12 mph, the conditions are looking very good. That’s your pick of the first week.

Wednesday the 12th through the rest of the week is a bit of a write-off. Swell sticks around but the wind keeps switching, and the quality drops off. We’ve got a run of marginal or poor conditions from Wednesday afternoon right through to Sunday the 16th. The swell drops and the cross-onshore breezes chop things up. Then we hit a quiet spell. From Monday morning the 18th, the surf gets pretty small and a bit weak for a good few days. The wind does go glassy on the morning of the 18th and again on the 19th, but with only 2ft to 2ft and combined energy down around (91) or (71), there’s not much push.

Now, after a long stretch of small or messy waves, things start to look promising again around Saturday the 22nd. We get a 6ft easterly swell (10-second period) coming in with combined energy of (544), but the winds are a bit messy.

The real second-week highlight, and the best looking day overall, is on Sunday the 23rd. The morning brings a solid 7ft swell from the ENE with a period of 9 seconds. Now, 7ft is getting up there, so this one is for the experienced crew. The combined energy is a powerful (1107), telling you there’s a heap of water moving. Best of all, we have a clean, cross-offshore wind from the WNW at 16 mph. It cleans the faces up nicely. However, the direction is ENE and the optimum is SE, so it won’t be perfect, but the size and the clean wind make it the clear standout of the whole 16-day window.

Monday the 24th has some lingering 4ft and 6ft swells from the E with longer 11-second periods, but the wind and rain look to put a damper on it.

So, to wrap it up: the first week is patchy, with Tuesday the 11th afternoon offering that sweet 4ft S groundswell and offshore wind. Then a long, quiet spell. The second week fires back with Sunday the 23rd morning offering the biggest, most powerful swell of the period, but it’s one for the rippers only in the clean, offshore breeze. Keep an eye on that one.

Stay salty,
Rusty

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