Amberley Beach surf break

Amberley Beach surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Sunday 24 May 2026 NZST
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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
12.6° C
(Which is 1.5°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 7AM is: 0.6m 15s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm May 24). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 May)2ft (0.6m)14s
Afternoon (25 May)2ft (0.6m)13s
Evening (25 May)2ft (0.6m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue morning, min 8°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
25
Tuesday
26
Wednesday
27
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
2
3
3
4
3
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSE
17
0.6
SSE
17
0.6
SSE
16
0.6
SE
16
0.6
SE
14
0.6
SSE
14
0.6
SSE
13
0.6
SSE
13
0.6
SSE
13
0.6
SSE
12
0.5
SE
12
0.5
SE
12
0.5
SE
12
0.4
SSE
12
0.5
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
18
0.6
SE
17
1.1
SE
17
1.4
SE
17
1.3
SE
17
1.2
SE
17
1.1
SE
16
1
SE
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
184
184
179
196
167
123
116
113
106
99
72
72
71
57
73
34
79
238
745
1098
974
854
610
471
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
5
N
5
NNW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
NE
10
ESE
5
NNE
5
NW
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
10
WNW
10
SSW
10
SE
10
E
5
E
5
NNW
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
N
5
NE
10
E
5
NE
cross
cross-off
glassy
off
off
glassy
on
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
cross
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-off
glassy
on
glassy
High Tide
11:45PM1.95m
12:15PM1.84m
00:38AM1.88m
1:09PM1.83m
1:29AM1.82m
1:58PM1.82m
Low Tide
6:00AM0.17m
6:22PM0.24m
6:52AM0.21m
7:15PM0.29m
7:41AM0.25m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:43
7:45
7:46
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:06
5:06
5:05
1
Temp °C
9
8
8
8
9
12
13
11
11
11
11
11
11
14
13
10
9
9
9
9
9
11
13
11
7
6
6
6
7
11
11
10
9
9
8
8
8
11
10
8
8
8
8
7
7
9
11
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSE
17
0.6
SSE
17
0.6
SSE
16
0.6
SE
16
0.6
SE
14
0.6
SSE
14
0.6
SSE
13
0.6
SSE
13
0.6
SSE
13
0.6
SSE
12
0.5
SE
12
0.5
SE
12
0.5
SE
12
0.4
SSE
12
0.5
SE
12
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.6
SE
17
1.1
SE
17
1.4
SE
17
1.3
SE
17
1.2
SE
17
1.1
SE
16
1
SE
16
Energy kJ
184
184
179
196
167
123
116
113
106
99
72
72
71
57
73
19
20
238
745
1098
974
854
610
471
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
11
0.4
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
18
0.4
SE
4
0.3
ENE
11
0.3
ENE
12
0.3
ENE
12
0.3
ENE
11
0.3
ENE
11
0.3
ENE
11
Energy kJ
9
24
4
5
35
35
35
34
34
33
19
33
19
19
19
34
79
4
24
27
26
25
25
24
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
11
0.2
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
11
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
NE
4
0.3
ENE
4
0.2
ENE
4
0.2
ENE
4
0.2
ENE
4
0.2
ENE
4
0.2
ENE
5
0.2
ENE
5
0.2
NNE
5
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
SSE
16
0.3
SE
11
0.3
ENE
11
0.4
ENE
12
Energy kJ
13
7
23
35
4
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
24
26
19
22
53
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
3
0.4
NE
4
0.7
NE
4
0.2
WSW
2
0.4
SE
4
0.4
SE
4
Energy kJ
3
4
17
1
4
4
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
1
2
3
4
4
3
3
2
Distance (km)
9
0
0
0
0
0
42
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
57
57
0
0
0
9
0
0
27
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
3
3
4
4
4
4
5
6
6
6
6
6
7
7
7
9
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
6
9
9
9
6
7
7
7
9
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