Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Amberley Beach today (23 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 14s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 14s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Amberley Beach at 9AM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 23). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 14s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Amberley Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue morning, min 6°C on Sun night). Mainly near gales. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 13 | NE 9 | NE 9 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 14 | 14 | 20 | 41 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 37 | 207 | 188 | 140 | 80 | 78 | 60 | 37 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 29 | 58 | 59 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-on |
High Tide | 00:49AM1.64m | 1:17PM1.76m | 1:35AM1.65m | 2:02PM1.78m | 2:19AM1.67m | 2:44PM1.81m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:49AM0.44m | 7:23PM0.48m | 7:35AM0.42m | 8:08PM0.46m | 8:19AM0.39m | 8:52PM0.42m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — |
mm | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 10 |
Feels °C | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 9 | ENE 7 | E 14 | E 14 | SSE 11 | SSE 14 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 |
| kJ | 14 | 10 | 8 | 41 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 22 | 207 | 188 | 140 | 80 | 78 | 60 | 37 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 29 | 58 | 59 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | E 13 | NE 9 | E 13 | E 14 | NE 6 | S 9 | SSE 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | SSE 16 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 14 |
| kJ | 9 | 14 | 20 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 37 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 26 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | SE 9 | E 13 | SE 9 | NE 9 | SE 9 | NE 6 | E 14 | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 8 | SE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | ESE 14 | E 14 | E 14 | SSE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 13 |
| kJ | 2 | 3 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 15 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 28 | 27 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | N 4 | NNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | N 4 | N 4 | NNE 4 | N 4 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 3 |
| kJ | 22 | 24 | 8 | 47 | 64 | 31 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 28 | 15 | 21 | 37 | 43 | 37 | 18 | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 106 | 125 | 129 | 129 | 148 | 125 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 24 | 9 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 95 | 75 | 0 | 55 |
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