Amberley Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Canterbury, New Zealand)

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Amberley Beach Surf Guide

Amberley Beach in Canterbury is an exposed beach break that has quite reliable surf and can work at any time of the year. The best wind direction is from the west northwest and there is no shelter here from cross shore breezes. Easily blown out by onshore winds Groundswells and windswells are equally likely and the ideal swell direction is from the east southeast. The beach breaks offer lefts and rights. An uncrowded break, even when it is working. Surfing here means negotiating dangerous rips.

Amberley Beach Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach	2	fairly consistent	13.6°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Amberley Beach:

The best conditions reported for surf at Amberley Beach occur when a East-southeast swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the West-northwest.

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What's the best time of year to surf Amberley Beach (for consistent clean waves)?

juneBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Amberley Beach with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of June. Clean surfable waves are typically found 40% of the time in June while 39% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 21% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

40%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

39%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

21%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Amberley Beach Location Map

Interactive Amberley Beach surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to Amberley Beach is Christchurch International Airport (CHC) in New Zealand, 40 km (25 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Amberley Beach is Hokitika Airport (HKK), also in New Zealand, 155 km (96 miles) away.

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Amberley Beach Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Friday, 8 May 2026, 10:41 Local Time

m, °C	Friday 08
ft, °F	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM
Wave (m)	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE
Period (s)	8	9	9	9
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross	cross	cross- on	cross- on

What does Amberley Beach look like?

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Tides at Amberley Beach

Current tide and informaton

For Amberley Beach, 0 km from Amberley Beach.

Next High Water: 09:57pm | 1.71m

Next Low Water: 03:39pm | 0.46m

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Amberley Beach Sea Temperature

The water temperature at Amberley Beach is rather cool (13.6 °C) and the air temperature will feel similar. A good quality spring wetsuit with optional neoprene boots should suffice. No need for wetsuit gloves.

Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit and neoprene boots.