Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Amberley Beach today (19 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Amberley Beach at 9PM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 19). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (19 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (19 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Amberley Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 5°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Sat afternoon, calm by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 19 | Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | |||||||||||||||||
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 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SSE 16 | S 16 | ESE 11 | SSE 11 | S 12 | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 64 | 41 | 41 | 50 | 124 | 41 | 65 | 418 | 890 | 921 | 616 | 398 | 196 | 130 | 136 | 136 | 93 | 68 | 26 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:25PM1.62m | 11:52AM1.73m | 00:14AM1.62m | 12:40PM1.73m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:26AM0.46m | 6:00PM0.48m | 6:12AM0.45m | 6:46PM0.47m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 9 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SSE 7 | SSE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 64 | 41 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 21 | 65 | 24 | 24 | 921 | 616 | 398 | 196 | 130 | 136 | 136 | 93 | 68 | 26 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | SSE 12 | SSE 16 | WNW 3 | SSE 4 | ESE 11 | NE 8 | — | ESE 11 | E 11 | SSE 19 | SE 17 | SE 16 | SSE 16 | ESE 10 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 6 | 3 | 14 | 50 | 1 | 6 | 24 | 2 | — | 24 | 9 | 70 | 72 | 68 | 26 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 17 | ENE 7 | N 3 | ESE 11 | SE 5 | E 11 | — | NE 11 | NE 11 | E 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 |
| kJ | 42 | 19 | 29 | 4 | 1 | 41 | 6 | 2 | — | 5 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 18 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 3 | S 16 | SW 4 | SW 3 | S 12 | SSE 15 | S 3 | — | — | NE 2 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | N 3 |
| kJ | 15 | 13 | 15 | 5 | 124 | 15 | 7 | 418 | 890 | 6 | — | — | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | — | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 75 | 42 | 9 | 0 | 57 | 0 | 33 | 404 | 678 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
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