Amberley Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 43.18° S 172.78° E

Issued: 5 am 16 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Amberley Beach sea temperature is

10.5°C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Amberley Beach today (16 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Amberley Beach at 2PM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 16). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (16 Sep)	0.5ft (0.2m)	10s
Afternoon (16 Sep)	0.5ft (0.2m)	10s
Evening (16 Sep)	0.5ft (0.2m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 4°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wednesday 16							Thursday 17								Friday 18
	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	9 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	0	1	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 10	NE 6	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 12	ESE 12	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 14	ESE 14	E 13	E 13	ESE 12	ENE 12	ESE 12	E 11
Wave Graph
kJ	17	11	10	10	10	10	10	12	28	25	24	39	35	34	33	36	63	89	119	115	303	106	61
Wind (km/h)	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	SSW	WSW	SW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	SW	SW	WSW	W	NW	NNW	N	NNE	NNE	W	W
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	glassy	off
High Tide			8:22AM1.84m				8:45PM1.74m					9:15AM1.80m				9:39PM1.68m				10:08AM1.76m
Low Tide	2:11AM0.27m				2:41PM0.34m				3:00AM0.34m					3:32PM0.40m				3:49AM0.40m				4:22PM0.45m


	—	6:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:26	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:19	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:20	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	7	7	12	16	17	11	9	9	8	7	6	6	7	6	6	5	4	4	7	12	14	10	9
Feels °C	3	3	8	11	12	8	7	7	5	3	1	0	1	1	2	2	1	1	3	8	11	9	6
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 6	NE 6	ESE 10	ESE 10	ENE 5	ENE 5	ENE 5	ENE 5	ESE 12	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	SSE 6	SE 6	ESE 14	E 13	E 13	ESE 12	SSE 16	ESE 12	ENE 5
kJ	15	9	10	10	3	3	2	2	28	25	24	39	35	34	13	8	63	89	119	115	25	106	22
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 10	ESE 10	S 14	SE 7	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 12	ENE 5	ENE 4	ENE 4	ENE 4	ENE 8	SE 6	ESE 10	ESE 9	SE 5	SE 5	SE 5	SE 5	S 16	SSE 16	E 11
kJ	17	11	4	2	10	10	10	12	2	2	2	2	6	8	33	17	7	4	4	3	129	25	61
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 13	S 13	E 13	NE 7	SE 7	E 15	SE 7	SE 10	S 16	S 15	S 16	SE 5	S 16	ENE 8	ENE 8	E 14	ESE 9	ESE 9	SSE 16	SSE 16	S 9	SE 5	ESE 13
kJ	4	4	3	2	2	4	2	4	5	4	5	1	5	6	6	36	17	17	26	26	24	1	57
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 2	NNW 3	N 4	N 4	NNW 4	NW 3	W 2	—	—	—	SW 2	SW 3	SSW 3	SSW 3	WSW 3	—	—	—	—	NE 2	ENE 12	NE 5	NNE 5
kJ	1	3	15	18	11	3	1	—	—	—	1	4	7	6	1	—	—	—	—	1	303	31	27
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Gore Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay Canterbury	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Whale Watch Reef Kaikoura and Marlborough	Banks Peninsula - Stony Bay Canterbury	Fields Canterbury	Fields Canterbury	Gore Bay Canterbury	Port Robinson Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay Canterbury	Amberley Beach Canterbury	Amberley Beach Canterbury	Amberley Beach Canterbury	Amberley Beach Canterbury	Amberley Beach Canterbury	Midshore Bay Canterbury	Midshore Bay Canterbury	Amberley Beach Canterbury	Amberley Beach Canterbury
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1
Distance (km)	55	57	57	57	57	125	114	60	29	29	55	55	57	57	0	0	0	0	0	9	9	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay	Le Bons Bay			Banks Peninsula - Stony Bay	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay	Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay	Smithfield	Tuhawaiki Point	Lighthouse Reef	Banks Peninsula - Stony Bay	Tuhawaiki Point	Lighthouse Reef	Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Lighthouse Reef	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1			1	1	2	1	1	1	2	1	1	2	2	2	2	3	3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Papatowai Catlins	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Waiwakaiho Taranaki	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Shingles West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins
Rating (10 max)	3	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	3	5	9	4	4	5	4	5	8	8
Header Global	Saint Leu Reunion	Saint Leu Reunion	Saint Leu Reunion	Etang-Sale Reunion	Etang-Sale Reunion	Etang-Sale Reunion	Saint Leu Reunion	Etang-Sale Reunion	Etang-Sale Reunion	Etang-Sale Reunion	Cronulla Point Australia	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Caravan Park/Lamberts Bay South Africa	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Dunedin - Cob Cottage New Zealand	Weld Road New Zealand	Blaketown Wedge New Zealand	Guns Namibia	Blaketown Wedge New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	5	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	9	5	6	5	5	5	8	8

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