
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Amberley Beach today (23 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Amberley Beach at 5PM is: 0.5m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 23). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jun) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (23 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (23 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Amberley Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed afternoon, min 4°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the SSW by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 23 | Wednesday 24 | Thursday 25 | Fri 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 14 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 6 | S 7 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
123 | 85 | 79 | 73 | 37 | 35 | 30 | 20 | 20 | 25 | 28 | 229 | 140 | 159 | 171 | 221 | 374 | 185 | 154 | 123 | 98 | 96 | 114 | 108 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:50AM1.82m | 00:11AM1.80m | 12:43PM1.79m | 1:01AM1.75m | 1:32PM1.79m | 1:49AM1.71m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:56PM0.30m | 6:22AM0.26m | 6:49PM0.37m | 7:10AM0.32m | 7:40PM0.41m | |||||||||||||||||||
8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | |
— | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 6 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Feels °C | 3 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | -2 | -3 | -4 | -3 | -3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
123 | 85 | 79 | 73 | 37 | 35 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 25 | 28 | 86 | 140 | 159 | 171 | 116 | 106 | 185 | 154 | 123 | 98 | 96 | 114 | 108 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 15 | — | — | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | S 14 | — | — | — | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 |
9 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 30 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 9 | — | — | 41 | 62 | 33 | — | — | — | 75 | 56 | 51 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 15 | SE 15 | SE 10 | — | — | S 14 | S 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 14 |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 9 | 4 | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 7 | — | SSW 3 | S 5 | S 6 | S 7 | SSE 8 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 229 | — | 4 | 25 | 221 | 374 | 99 | 38 | 38 | 46 | 24 | 15 | 10 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 72 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 114 | 36 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 95 | 153 | 153 | 33 | 33 | 33 |
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