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Amberley Beach surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand
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Amberley Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Amberley Beach sea temperature is
13.8° C
(Which is 1.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Amberley Beach today?
The current surf forecast for Amberley Beach at 6AM is: 0.4m 15s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (01 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (01 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Amberley Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 8°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 1 | Saturday 2 | Sunday 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 16 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | NE 5 | SSE 15 | S 14 | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 16 | |
94 | 60 | 56 | 54 | 25 | 21 | 107 | 22 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 5 | 5 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | glassy | |
High Tide | 4:10AM1.80m | 4:36PM1.86m | 4:54AM1.77m | 5:20PM1.86m | 5:39AM1.74m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:06PM0.31m | 10:24AM0.28m | 10:52PM0.33m | 11:07AM0.31m | 11:38PM0.36m | 11:52AM0.34m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | |
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Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 12 |
5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 16 | SE 15 | SE 15 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | SSE 11 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | SSE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 11 |
94 | 60 | 56 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 15 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 15 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | — | S 13 | E 7 | — |
7 | 4 | 5 | 54 | 18 | 11 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 2 | 1 | — | 13 | 1 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | — | E 7 | SSE 5 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | S 14 | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | S 7 | S 6 | S 5 | — | E 7 | S 13 | S 16 |
2 | — | 1 | 3 | 21 | 21 | 107 | 22 | 26 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | — | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 5 | ENE 2 | NE 3 | ENE 4 |
5 | 8 | 7 | 21 | 25 | — | 5 | 9 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 29 | 55 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 57 |
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