Amberley Beach surf break

Amberley Beach surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Sunday 16 Nov 2025 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
14.7° C
(Which is 2.9°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 12PM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Nov)3.5ft (1.0m)11s
Afternoon (16 Nov)4ft (1.2m)10s
Evening (16 Nov)6ft (1.8m)7s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wed
19
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
4
2
1
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
1
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
E
1
E
1
E
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.8
ENE
2.4
NE
1.6
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.2
ENE
2.1
ENE
2.5
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.3
ENE
Period(s) (?)1111111010107899910101010999999999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2272312273923855323067293743523022715632402352162482272136291084424329243
Wind
(km/h)
10
NW
5
NW
10
NE
25
E
30
ENE
25
ENE
20
NE
10
N
10
NNW
15
NNW
25
NNW
30
NW
20
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
15
NNE
20
N
40
NNW
35
NNW
30
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:34AM
1.78
2:52PM
1.79
3:20AM
1.78
3:37PM
1.76
4:03AM
1.79
4:19PM
1.73
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:39AM
0.34
9:03PM
0.30
9:27AM
0.37
9:47PM
0.32
10:12AM
0.39
10:29PM
0.34
Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wed
19
Sunrise-5:54-------5:54-------5:52------
Sunset-----8:31-------8:32-------8:34--
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C7611141413121110111823232118171616202323222120
Feels °C (?)43888899771117182016151413151516171716
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