Amberley Beach surf break

Amberley Beach surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Tuesday 31 Mar 2026 NZDT
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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
15.8° C
(Which is 2.2°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 11PM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm March 31). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Mar)--
Afternoon (31 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)15s
Evening (31 Mar)3ft (0.9m)14s

Table - waves today at Amberley Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
SSE
1
SE
0.9
SE
0.8
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.8
SSE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.4
SE
0.8
SE
0.8
SE
0.8
SE
0.8
SE
0.8
SE
0.8
SE
0.7
SE
Period(s) (?)151413131111161515141414131312121616161615141413
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)720395257196989811911624220820315114213612411889361357344335277218163
Wind
(km/h)
15
SW
10
SW
5
WNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
E
10
E
10
ENE
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
5
NNW
5
N
10
E
15
E
10
E
5
NE
5
NNW
5
NW
10
NW
5
NNW
5
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
offglasscross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
oncross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:27PM
1.90
4:50AM
1.94
5:14PM
1.90
5:36AM
1.91
6:00PM
1.89
6:21AM
1.86
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:39PM
0.18
11:07AM
0.19
11:28PM
0.20
11:53AM
0.21
12:16AM
0.24
12:38PM
0.24
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Sunrise------7:43-------7:45-------7:46-
Sunset-7:22-------7:21-------7:19------
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C1212111098101314131313131314182019161514131520
Feels °C (?)79987581112111111111112151716141413111318
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