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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
13.7° C
(Which is 2.0°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 2AM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm May 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (12 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
| Evening (12 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Amberley Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 7°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | S 13 | SSE 13 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 10 | SE 9 | S 9 | SE 9 | |
199 | 159 | 118 | 93 | 87 | 261 | 322 | 326 | 402 | 430 | 393 | 2561 | 299 | 471 | 471 | 459 | 241 | 196 | 175 | 138 | 77 | 88 | 440 | 64 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross | cross-on | glassy | |
High Tide | 00:12AM1.73m | 12:37PM1.67m | 00:58AM1.78m | 1:25PM1.76m | 1:47AM1.83m | 2:15PM1.87m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:25AM0.36m | 6:41PM0.34m | 7:11AM0.29m | 7:32PM0.28m | 7:59AM0.22m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | |
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Temp °C | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 11 |
3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
199 | 159 | 118 | 93 | 87 | 261 | 322 | 326 | 402 | 430 | 393 | 342 | 299 | 471 | 471 | 459 | 241 | 196 | 175 | 138 | 77 | 88 | 64 | 64 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | E 13 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SE 18 | SE 17 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 |
62 | 62 | 61 | 61 | 39 | 38 | 38 | 37 | 84 | 37 | 37 | 35 | 35 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 81 | 76 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 7 | 7 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 4 | NE 4 | SE 16 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | SE 7 | E 12 | E 12 | SE 24 | SSE 22 | SSE 21 | E 12 | SE 20 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 |
— | — | 3 | 2 | 67 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 12 | 28 | 12 | 22 | 47 | 44 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 46 | 28 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 2 | NE 3 | NNE 4 | — | — | WSW 3 | — | SSE 16 | — | — | — | S 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 9 | — |
1 | 5 | 7 | — | — | 1 | — | 149 | — | — | — | 2561 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 440 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 9 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 |
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