Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Amberley Beach today (17 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Amberley Beach at 8AM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Amberley Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Tue morning, min 4°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 16 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 9 | SE 10 | SSE 11 | S 10 | SE 13 | SE 14 | SE 15 | SE 16 | SSE 15 | SE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
65 | 113 | 106 | 110 | 108 | 108 | 110 | 143 | 104 | 71 | 69 | 98 | 204 | 2518 | 629 | 821 | 1046 | 864 | 935 | 550 | 138 | 79 | 70 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:00AM1.91m | 8:24PM1.90m | 8:55AM1.86m | 9:18PM1.81m | 9:50AM1.81m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:53AM0.12m | 2:18PM0.18m | 2:45AM0.19m | 3:11PM0.27m | 3:35AM0.27m | 4:04PM0.36m | |||||||||||||||||
— | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 |
Feels °C | 1 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 9 | SE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SE 13 | SE 14 | SE 15 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 |
50 | 113 | 106 | 110 | 108 | 108 | 110 | 143 | 104 | 71 | 68 | 98 | 204 | 575 | 629 | 821 | 1046 | 864 | 734 | 550 | 118 | 62 | 48 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | SSE 15 | ESE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 |
42 | 48 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 10 | 25 | 69 | 48 | 33 | 19 | 19 | 3 | 21 | 21 | 935 | 20 | 138 | 79 | 70 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 16 | ESE 16 | E 15 | E 15 | ESE 15 | S 10 | S 10 | SE 8 | SE 13 | ESE 14 | ESE 9 | S 16 | SE 5 | — | — | — | ESE 15 | E 12 | SE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 14 | E 8 | ESE 10 |
65 | 24 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 65 | 29 | 32 | 7 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 10 | — | — | — | 23 | 25 | 40 | 16 | 19 | 37 | 18 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 3 | — | W 3 | W 2 | — | — | WSW 2 | W 3 | W 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | S 10 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | — | — | — |
1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 24 | 2518 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 153 | 172 | 153 | 33 | 33 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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