Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Amberley Beach today (29 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Amberley Beach at 6PM is: 0.3m 16s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (29 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 4s |
| Evening (29 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Amberley Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri morning, min 5°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 29 | Friday 30 | Saturday 31 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 15 | SE 4 | S 16 | SSE 16 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 17 | SSE 17 | SE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 11 | SE 12 | SE 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 56 | 37 | 183 | 53 | 66 | 57 | 54 | 70 | 116 | 76 | 190 | 100 | 101 | 239 | 202 | 202 | 199 | 202 | 776 | 187 | 104 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | on | on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 7:36AM2.09m | 8:01PM1.92m | 8:33AM2.10m | 9:00PM1.91m | 9:33AM2.09m | 10:00PM1.90m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:03PM0.13m | 2:20AM0.09m | 3:00PM0.13m | 3:18AM0.09m | 3:59PM0.13m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 8 |
Feels °C | 8 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 8 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 5 | S 16 | SSE 16 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 15 | SE 17 | SSE 17 | SE 12 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 11 | SE 12 | SE 11 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 183 | 53 | 7 | 5 | 54 | 70 | 116 | 38 | 190 | 100 | 101 | 239 | 202 | 202 | 199 | 202 | 776 | 187 | 104 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | SE 4 | SE 16 | SE 15 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | — | SE 17 | E 6 | NE 5 | SE 15 | — | E 12 | — | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | SSE 16 |
| kJ | 1 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 66 | 57 | 1 | 1 | — | 76 | 1 | 1 | 58 | — | 3 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 25 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 13 | NE 9 | S 5 | NE 4 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | — | E 12 | NE 5 | — | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | E 14 | E 14 | E 15 | SE 15 |
| kJ | — | 7 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 15 | SE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | — | SW 2 | WSW 2 | — | — | — | S 17 | S 3 | S 4 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 3 | — | SE 12 | — | NE 3 |
| kJ | 56 | 37 | 40 | 24 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 90 | 15 | 19 | 11 | 19 | 13 | 3 | — | 228 | — | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 55 | 77 | 72 | 9 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 623 | 658 | 658 | 95 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 284 | 75 | 27 |
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