Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Amberley Beach today (14 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Amberley Beach at 11AM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (14 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 5s |
| Evening (14 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Amberley Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed morning, min 6°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Wed afternoon, strong winds from the SW by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | ENE 8 | SE 6 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | NE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SSE 7 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 15 | 15 | 14 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 27 | 11 | 30 | 26 | 11 | 19 | 19 | 30 | 228 | 262 | 294 | 307 | 600 | 488 | 508 | 538 | 548 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:00AM1.88m | 8:22PM1.75m | 8:49AM1.84m | 9:12PM1.70m | 9:39AM1.80m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:49AM0.28m | 2:22PM0.33m | 2:37AM0.34m | 3:11PM0.38m | 3:25AM0.39m | 4:00PM0.42m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 |
Feels °C | 9 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | -1 | -2 | -2 | -2 | -2 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | NE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | ENE 7 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ENE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 15 | 15 | 14 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 30 | 26 | 11 | 19 | 19 | 28 | 15 | 262 | 294 | 307 | 16 | 488 | 508 | 538 | 548 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 8 | ENE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | — | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | — | — | ENE 9 | S 16 | E 9 |
| kJ | 5 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 27 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 16 | — | 9 | 7 | 8 | — | — | 7 | 5 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | ENE 8 | S 14 | NE 8 | S 14 | S 10 | SSE 7 | — | E 12 | E 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 10 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 5 | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 2 | SW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSE 7 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SE 10 | SSW 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 17 | 30 | 228 | 32 | 25 | 30 | 600 | 27 | 26 | 17 | 9 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 29 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 36 | 57 | 0 | 57 | 24 | 33 | 37 | 57 | 57 | 44 | 153 | 36 | 153 | 153 | 153 | 153 | 153 | 36 | 33 |
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