Amberley Beach surf break

Amberley Beach surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Thursday 07 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
13.6° C
(Which is 1.7°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 9AM is: 0.3m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 07). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 May)1ft (0.3m)7s
Afternoon (07 May)2.5ft (0.7m)4s
Evening (07 May)3.5ft (1.0m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 22°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Sat night). Mainly strong winds.

Thursday
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sun
10
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
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
9
0.3
ENE
7
0.3
ENE
7
0.2
E
10
0.7
NE
4
1
NE
8
1
NE
8
0.9
NE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.8
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
1.5
ENE
9
2.1
ENE
9
1.9
ENE
9
1.4
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
9
10
9
8
14
132
119
102
86
70
84
121
346
716
612
308
238
253
258
169
137
123
98
68
Wind (km/h)
15
N
15
N
15
NNE
25
NNE
25
N
20
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
15
NE
20
NE
25
NNE
35
NNW
40
NNW
40
NW
35
NW
15
WSW
5
ENE
15
NE
10
N
10
NW
10
NW
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
8:46AM1.61m
9:11PM1.74m
9:33AM1.58m
9:57PM1.71m
10:20AM1.56m
10:42PM1.70m
Low Tide
2:44AM0.45m
2:54PM0.45m
3:30AM0.46m
3:39PM0.46m
4:15AM0.46m
4:23PM0.46m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
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7:24
7:26
7:28
7:28
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5:23
5:22
5:22
5:20
3
1
Temp °C
18
18
18
20
22
20
20
19
18
18
17
19
19
19
17
17
17
15
13
12
13
13
10
10
15
15
14
15
17
16
18
18
17
16
16
17
17
15
10
9
9
7
10
12
9
10
7
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
6
0.3
ENE
7
0.3
ENE
7
0.2
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.9
NE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.8
ENE
9
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
1.9
ENE
9
1.4
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.2
SSE
16
0.8
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
Energy kJ
3
10
9
8
2
4
4
102
86
70
84
4
4
4
612
308
238
253
258
169
137
25
98
68
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.1
SE
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
SE
17
0.2
SSE
3
0.7
S
7
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
11
Energy kJ
7
8
8
8
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
6
6
11
1
52
10
12
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
14
0.1
S
10
0.2
S
17
0.2
S
17
0.1
SE
16
0.3
SSE
16
0.1
SE
16
0.2
E
15
Energy kJ
9
9
8
2
24
23
10
50
10
17
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NNW
3
0.2
NNW
2
0.4
N
3
0.6
NE
3
0.7
NE
4
1
NE
8
1
NE
8
0.4
N
3
0.9
ENE
9
1.5
ENE
9
2.1
ENE
9
0.8
N
4
0.6
NNW
4
0.8
N
4
0.4
NNW
4
0.5
S
3
0.8
ENE
10
0.4
NNW
3
Energy kJ
2
1
2
6
14
132
119
3
121
346
716
18
11
19
5
5
123
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
3
1
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
Distance (km)
29
55
72
114
75
77
72
0
1
72
0
27
77
288
125
125
13
125
24
0
9
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
3
2
2
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
2
3
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
9
7
6
5
5
8
5
5
6
7
6
5
7
5
7
5
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
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