Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Amberley Beach today (26 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Amberley Beach at 3AM is: 0.5m 14s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (26 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (26 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Amberley Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 3°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||
Saturday 26 | Sunday 27 | ||||||||||||||||
9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 15 | E 15 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | E 14 | E 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 71 | 38 | 101 | 127 | 90 | 89 | 87 | 85 | 84 | 80 | 78 | 76 | 75 | 71 | 70 | 106 | 101 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 3:48AM1.78m | 4:10PM1.86m | 4:31AM1.83m | 4:54PM1.87m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:39PM0.30m | 9:56AM0.26m | 10:23PM0.26m | 10:44AM0.23m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 6 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 5 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | -3 | -3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | SE 7 | SE 8 | E 14 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 47 | 28 | 101 | 127 | 90 | 89 | 17 | 24 | 19 | 20 | 78 | 76 | 75 | 39 | 49 | 106 | 46 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 15 | E 15 | SSE 13 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 16 | NE 5 | E 16 | ESE 12 | ESE 14 | SE 8 | E 14 |
| kJ | 71 | 38 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 87 | 85 | 84 | 80 | 21 | 10 | 43 | 46 | 70 | 28 | 101 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 14 | E 3 | E 3 | — | — | — | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | E 16 | SE 10 | E 16 | ENE 5 | ESE 15 | ESE 11 | NE 7 | S 14 |
| kJ | 19 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 11 | 10 | 10 | 21 | 4 | 20 | 2 | 71 | 42 | 2 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ENE 3 | — | NE 3 | NNE 2 | NE 3 | NE 5 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NE 6 | — | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 3 |
| kJ | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | 61 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 18 | — | 20 | 16 | 11 | 14 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 55 | 33 | 37 | 331 | 42 | 0 |
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