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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
13.5° C
(Which is 1.7°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 8PM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 09). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (09 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (09 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Amberley Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 9 | Sunday 10 | Monday 11 | Tue 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 14 | SE 14 | SSE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 11 | |
185 | 189 | 166 | 132 | 103 | 98 | 66 | 86 | 209 | 248 | 505 | 357 | 400 | 458 | 523 | 443 | 323 | 261 | 238 | 196 | 187 | 152 | 114 | 87 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | off | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | |
High Tide | 10:20AM1.56m | 10:42PM1.70m | 11:05AM1.57m | 11:27PM1.71m | 11:51AM1.60m | 00:12AM1.73m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:23PM0.46m | 4:58AM0.45m | 5:08PM0.43m | 5:41AM0.41m | 5:53PM0.40m | |||||||||||||||||||
7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | |
— | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | |
— | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
9 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSE 15 | SE 16 | ENE 13 | SSE 14 | SE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 14 | SE 14 | SSE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 11 |
185 | 189 | 166 | 132 | 103 | 98 | 66 | 65 | 209 | 248 | 135 | 357 | 400 | 458 | 523 | 443 | 323 | 261 | 238 | 196 | 187 | 152 | 114 | 87 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 17 | SE 17 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | E 9 | ENE 13 | — | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 |
12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 24 | 86 | 59 | 139 | — | 133 | 131 | 125 | 117 | 113 | 111 | 79 | 77 | 64 | 62 | 62 | 61 | 61 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | SSE 16 | S 8 | SSE 16 | E 14 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | ENE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 | SE 17 | SE 17 | SE 17 | SE 17 | — | — | S 16 | NE 4 |
23 | 45 | 45 | 50 | 1 | 47 | 16 | 40 | 39 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 77 | 73 | 70 | 43 | — | — | 5 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NNW 2 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | SSE 3 | ENE 3 | — | SSE 15 | SSE 4 | SW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | — |
— | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | 505 | 21 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 5 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 33 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 36 | 33 | 33 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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