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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
12.6° 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 9AM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 23). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (23 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 14s |
| Evening (23 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Amberley Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 8°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 23 | Sunday 24 | Monday 25 | Tue 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SSE 16 | SE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | |
17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 40 | 67 | 125 | 164 | 121 | 103 | 105 | 135 | 186 | 184 | 184 | 177 | 160 | 138 | 123 | 116 | 113 | 78 | 74 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | off | |
High Tide | 10:18AM1.91m | 10:48PM2.02m | 11:18AM1.87m | 11:45PM1.95m | 12:15PM1.84m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:10AM0.10m | 4:30PM0.11m | 5:06AM0.13m | 5:27PM0.18m | 6:00AM0.17m | 6:22PM0.24m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | |
— | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | 5:06 | |
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Temp °C | 12 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 11 |
10 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 9 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SSE 16 | SE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 |
10 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 40 | 67 | 125 | 164 | 121 | 103 | 105 | 135 | 186 | 184 | 184 | 177 | 160 | 138 | 123 | 116 | 113 | 78 | 74 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | — | ENE 4 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | — | 2 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 143 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 33 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | — | SSE 4 | — | NE 6 | E 12 | ENE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | E 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 11 | ENE 9 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 |
2 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 15 | 13 | 8 | 23 | 21 | 35 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | ENE 4 | — | — | E 4 | E 5 | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 12 | 13 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 29 | 29 | 29 | 72 | 57 | 57 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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