Amberley Beach surf break

Amberley Beach surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Sunday 18 Jan 2026 NZDT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
17.5° C
(Which is 2.6°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 12AM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm January 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jan)--
Afternoon (19 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Evening (19 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)8s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.7
SE
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.5
E
0.6
E
0.4
ENE
0.5
E
0.4
SE
0.4
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.3
SE
0.9
ENE
0.4
SE
Period(s) (?)88888777777788768888815814
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)868260515048434148472332233514136364686875339247
Wind
(km/h)
20
ESE
15
ESE
10
E
5
NNE
5
NNW
5
NNW
10
NE
20
E
20
E
20
E
10
ENE
10
NNE
5
NNW
5
NNW
10
ENE
15
E
20
E
20
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
20
NE
30
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononcross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:57AM
1.87
6:12PM
1.72
6:38AM
1.88
6:54PM
1.72
7:19AM
1.88
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:37PM
0.32
12:12PM
0.37
12:21AM
0.30
12:56PM
0.34
1:05AM
0.28
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Sunrise-----6:11-------6:11-------6:13--
Sunset-9:06-------9:06-------9:05------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C141413121110131515141211101013151514131111101417
Feels °C (?)101011109811111010998811111110108881011
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