Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Amberley Beach today (08 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Amberley Beach at 9AM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 08). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (08 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (08 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Amberley Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 7°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the SW by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 13 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 13 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 12 | SE 10 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 93 | 59 | 54 | 50 | 35 | 35 | 64 | 67 | 38 | 24 | 46 | 40 | 14 | 15 | 35 | 34 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 38 | 64 | 60 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:16PM1.93m | 00:40AM1.83m | 1:15PM2.01m | 1:38AM1.89m | 2:12PM2.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:55AM0.22m | 6:32PM0.27m | 6:52AM0.16m | 7:31PM0.22m | 7:50AM0.10m | 8:29PM0.16m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 5 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | E 6 | ENE 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 93 | 59 | 54 | 50 | 35 | 35 | 64 | 67 | 34 | 11 | 46 | 40 | 14 | 11 | 20 | 13 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 38 | 47 | 42 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 17 | SE 16 | ESE 5 | SE 10 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 5 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | 48 | 35 | 16 | 42 | 31 | 30 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 24 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 15 | 35 | 34 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 28 | 64 | 60 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 15 | SE 15 | ESE 10 | — | S 19 | S 18 | E 13 | E 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 13 | E 13 | ESE 12 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | E 6 |
| kJ | 9 | 8 | 11 | — | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 38 | 24 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | — | — | — | — | NW 2 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | — | WSW 2 | WSW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 3 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 7 | 12 | 10 | 4 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 13 | 42 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 57 | 36 | 0 | 0 |
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