
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Amberley Beach today (23 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Amberley Beach at 10PM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 4s |
| Evening (23 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Amberley Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sat morning, min 9°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the NW by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 23 | Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | |||||||||||||||||
4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | SSE 16 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | NE 7 | SE 11 | SE 10 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | NE 4 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
12 | 24 | 54 | 51 | 47 | 43 | 42 | 13 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 10 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 3:30AM1.76m | 3:50PM1.82m | 4:14AM1.84m | 4:36PM1.86m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:15PM0.31m | 9:35AM0.30m | 10:00PM0.26m | 10:25AM0.25m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 13 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 16 | SE 14 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | SE 13 | NE 5 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 6 | SSE 9 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | NE 4 | NE 4 |
4 | 24 | 54 | 10 | 8 | 43 | 6 | 13 | 14 | 5 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 2 | 6 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 17 | SE 9 | SE 5 | SE 14 | SE 14 | NE 5 | SE 13 | SSE 10 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 17 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | SSE 16 | SE 16 |
11 | 3 | 1 | 51 | 47 | 5 | 42 | 9 | 18 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 10 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 6 | SE 9 | SE 5 | SE 5 | E 10 | E 12 | SE 12 | S 18 | SE 18 | SE 17 | SE 17 | SE 17 | NE 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 13 | E 12 |
3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 2 | WNW 2 | WNW 2 | WNW 2 | — | — | NE 5 | — | NNW 2 |
12 | 17 | 16 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 6 | — | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 72 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 |
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