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Amberley Beach surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand
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Amberley Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Amberley Beach sea temperature is
12.5° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Amberley Beach today?
The current surf forecast for Amberley Beach at 8AM is: 0.4m 16s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 24). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (24 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (24 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Amberley Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon afternoon, min 7°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 24 | Monday 25 | Tuesday 26 | Wed 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 16 | SE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SE 16 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SE 16 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 7 | S 8 | SE 18 | SE 17 | |
164 | 121 | 104 | 107 | 133 | 186 | 184 | 184 | 179 | 196 | 138 | 123 | 116 | 113 | 106 | 73 | 72 | 72 | 71 | 72 | 92 | 172 | 78 | 567 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | on | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | |
High Tide | 11:18AM1.87m | 11:45PM1.95m | 12:15PM1.84m | 00:38AM1.88m | 1:09PM1.83m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:06AM0.13m | 5:27PM0.18m | 6:00AM0.17m | 6:22PM0.24m | 6:52AM0.21m | 7:15PM0.29m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | |
— | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | 5:05 | |
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Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
8 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 16 | SE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SE 16 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SE 16 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 7 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 17 |
164 | 121 | 104 | 107 | 133 | 186 | 184 | 184 | 179 | 196 | 138 | 123 | 116 | 113 | 106 | 73 | 72 | 72 | 71 | 72 | 18 | 87 | 60 | 567 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 12 | E 12 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SE 12 | ENE 10 | SE 18 | ENE 11 |
31 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 24 | 7 | 5 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 19 | 19 | 32 | 19 | 39 | 19 | 78 | 22 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ENE 5 | E 3 | — | NE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 9 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | — | SSE 16 | ENE 10 | SSE 16 | ENE 10 | — |
— | 2 | 1 | — | 25 | 37 | 13 | 7 | 23 | 35 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | — | 24 | 19 | 24 | 20 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 11 | E 3 | — | — | ENE 10 | — | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 2 | SSW 3 | S 7 | S 8 | — | — |
24 | 1 | — | — | 19 | — | 4 | 5 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 92 | 172 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 24 | 0 | 0 |
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