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Amberley Beach Surf Photo: 'Small groundy. Nice high tide peaks. ' by Rob Davies

Lat Long: 43.18° S 172.78° E

Issued: 11 am 22 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Amberley Beach sea temperature is

12.0° C

1.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year

Amberley Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

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3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SE	NE	NE	SE	S
	10 s	cross- on	2 s	10 s	14 s

Open ocean wave model on 26 August at 6 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Amberley Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SE	NNW	NE	SE	NE
	10 s	glass	5 s	10 s	4 s

Open ocean wave model on 26 August at 9 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Amberley Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SE	WNW	NNE	ENE	SE
	10 s	glass	5 s	5 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 27 August at 12 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Amberley Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SE	WNW		ENE	SE
	10 s	glass		6 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 27 August at 3 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Amberley Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SE	W		ENE	SE
	18 s	glass		6 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 27 August at 6 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Amberley Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SE	WNW		ENE	SE
	17 s	glass		6 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 27 August at 9 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Amberley Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ESE	NNE		ENE	SE
	17 s	glass		6 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 27 August at 12 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Amberley Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ESE	NE		ENE	SE
	17 s	cross- on		5 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 27 August at 3 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Amberley Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ESE	N	NE	ENE	SE
	16 s	cross- off	5 s	5 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 27 August at 6 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Amberley Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ESE	NW	NNW	ENE	SE
	16 s	off	2 s	5 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 27 August at 9 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Amberley Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ESE	WNW	NW	ENE	SE
	16 s	off	3 s	5 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 28 August at 12 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Amberley Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ESE	W	NW	ESE	ENE
	15 s	off	3 s	15 s	6 s

Open ocean wave model on 28 August at 3 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Amberley Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ESE	WSW	WNW	NE	ESE
	15 s	cross- off	3 s	6 s	15 s

Open ocean wave model on 28 August at 6 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Amberley Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ESE	SW	WSW	ESE	ENE
	15 s	cross- off	2 s	15 s	6 s

Open ocean wave model on 28 August at 9 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Amberley Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ESE	SW	SW	ESE	ENE
	14 s	cross- off	2 s	14 s	6 s

Open ocean wave model on 28 August at 12 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Amberley Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ESE	SSW	S	ESE	ENE
	14 s	cross	2 s	14 s	6 s

Open ocean wave model on 28 August at 3 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Amberley Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ESE	SSE	S	ESE	ESE
	14 s	cross- on	4 s	14 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 28 August at 6 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Amberley Beach around the time the photo was taken

Image captured 46 minutes before high water (rising ordinary tide). Tide height was 1.6m (5.3 ft). Range 2.17m (7.1 ft). Toggle tide graph

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Amberley Beach Surf Photo: 'Small groundy. Nice high tide peaks. ' by Rob Davies

Lovely surf. Some lulls and then set waves like this to a foot bigger. Three dolphins hung around me for the best part of an hour. They took the best waves with no regard for priority!

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User: Rob Davies (1346 photos)

Country: New Zealand (2470 photos)

Photo taken at: 4:39 pm 27 Aug 2018