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Level 5/10

Wamberal Beach

Central Coast NSW, Australia
🌀Strong rips

A consistent beach break north of Terrigal that picks up more swell due to its open exposure. Multiple peaks along the beach offer options from mellow walls to punchier closeouts. The northern end features a reef section that can produce quality waves. Recent coastal erosion has changed the sandbars but also created some interesting new banks.

3-Day Forecast
Mon
16
48
Fair
1.5m
@17s
10km/h
Tue
17
62
Fair
1.1m
@14s
7km/h
Wed
18
30
Poor
1.0m
@8s
11km/h
+7
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Today's Conditions

Swell
1.5m
SSE(159°)
Score: 16/25
Period
17s
Long period groundswell
Score: 15/25
Wind
10km/h
NNE(26°)
Score: 9/25
Weather
22°C
0.0mm96%
Windswell Component
0.3mNNE@2s
Secondary Swell
0.4mESE
Forecast Confidence
100%
Sources: open-meteo-marine, open-meteo-weather
Best Session
morning

Location & Conditions

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Tide Times

6:38 am
High tide - 0.77m
1:12 pm
Low tide - -0.47m
7:16 pm
High tide - 0.51m
Times shown in spot-local time.

Strike Score Breakdown

48
Fair
Components
Swell Direction8/25
Swell Size16/25
Swell Period15/25
Wind9/25
Raw Score48/100
Confidence
Multiplier×1.00
Final Score48

Spot Details

Swell Requirements

Optimal direction
ESE (120°)
Direction range
70° - 170°
Size range
0.8m - 2.5m
Ideal size
2.0m
Height multiplier
1.00×
Ideal period
11s+

Wind Requirements

Optimal direction
SW (225°)
Offshore range
200° - 260°
Best window
morning

Tide Requirements

Optimal tide
mid
Optimal range
0.4m - 1.4m

Water temp

20°C

Wetsuit

3/2mm fullsuit

Difficulty

5/10

Crowd level

5/10

Access: Street parking along Wamberal Beach. Multiple access points.

Best Season

Peak: Mar-Oct

Secondary: Jan, Feb, Nov, Dec

Best autumn-winter. Picks up more swell than Terrigal.

Getting There

Airport
SYD
Drive time
80 min
Data quality
verified

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