Wamberal is the aboriginal word for ‘where the sea breaks’. Situated on the northern side of a 4km long stretch of beach with Terrigal lying at its southern end, the suburb initially formed part of a 2000 acre property named ‘Amboise’ after the historic French city. The land was owned by British settler Willoughby Bean who went on to become Magistrate at Brisbane Water in 1826. Fronting on to a dramatic coastal sand dune beach, Wamberal is surrounded by water on three sides with Terrigal Lagoon...