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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
13.6° C
(Which is 1.3°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 5AM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 26). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (27 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (27 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Amberley Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 16 | SE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 20 | S 20 | E 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | |
171 | 274 | 179 | 177 | 142 | 78 | 71 | 66 | 46 | 41 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 12 | 68 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 5 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | on | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | |
High Tide | 1:02AM1.95m | 1:30PM1.85m | 1:53AM1.91m | 2:20PM1.85m | 2:41AM1.87m | 3:07PM1.85m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:43PM0.19m | 7:17AM0.19m | 7:37PM0.22m | 8:07AM0.21m | 8:29PM0.25m | 8:55AM0.23m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | |
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Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 18 | 19 | 18 |
9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 16 | 16 | 15 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 16 | SE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
171 | 274 | 179 | 177 | 142 | 78 | 71 | 66 | 46 | 41 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 12 | 68 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 3 | E 9 | E 10 | NE 4 | NE 4 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 4 | SE 11 |
2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | — | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | S 13 | — | S 24 | S 23 | S 22 | S 22 | S 21 | S 20 | S 20 | E 12 | SE 12 | NE 4 |
2 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | — | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 75 | 57 | 29 | 29 | 55 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 57 |
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