Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Amberley Beach today (10 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 19s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Amberley Beach at 2PM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 10). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (10 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (10 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 19s |
Table - waves today at Amberley Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri afternoon, min 2°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Thu morning, calm by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 6 | SSE 19 | SE 19 | SE 19 | SE 18 | SE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 46 | 32 | 30 | 112 | 72 | 91 | 89 | 86 | 84 | 62 | 31 | 30 | 58 | 104 | 190 | 240 | 417 | 683 | 853 | 767 | 602 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | on | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:43PM2.10m | 4:06AM1.99m | 4:33PM2.07m | 4:57AM1.99m | 5:23PM2.03m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:28AM0.04m | 10:01PM0.08m | 10:21AM0.05m | 10:52PM0.08m | 11:14AM0.07m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — |
mm | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 6 |
Feels °C | 0 | -2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | -2 | -3 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 18 | SE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 |
| kJ | 46 | 32 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 86 | 84 | 62 | 31 | 30 | 58 | 104 | 190 | 240 | 417 | 683 | 853 | 767 | 602 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 16 | SE 6 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 19 | SE 5 | SE 5 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | E 13 | E 13 |
| kJ | 25 | 9 | 30 | 19 | 19 | 10 | 89 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 22 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 20 | SSE 19 | SE 19 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 5 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | E 7 | ENE 8 | E 13 | NNE 8 | E 7 | E 7 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 9 | 24 | 24 | 37 | 72 | 91 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | N 2 | NNE 3 | — | — | SSE 3 | — | NE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 |
| kJ | 4 | 7 | 5 | 112 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 36 | 37 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 148 | 284 | 224 | 0 |
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