Amberley Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.18° S 172.78° E

Amberley Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 02 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Amberley Beach sea temperature is
11.4°C
1.3° 

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


How big are the waves at Amberley Beach today (02 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Amberley Beach at 9AM is: 0.2m 16s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Oct)1ft (0.3m)12s
Afternoon (02 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (02 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 20°C on Fri morning, min 6°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
12
0.3
SE
12
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
13
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
SSE
16
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
14
0.4
SE
15
0.6
SSE
17
0.7
SE
16
0.6
SSE
16
0.4
SSE
15
0.4
SSE
14
0.5
SE
12
0.5
SE
11
0.5
SE
11
0.5
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
26
26
25
25
25
17
16
81
22
21
19
55
184
264
162
86
79
77
64
57
54
68
90
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
10
NNW
15
NW
20
WNW
10
W
5
NNW
5
E
15
E
15
ESE
10
SE
10
SW
10
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
5
WNW
5
NNW
10
N
10
NE
15
E
20
E
15
ENE
5
ENE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:48AM1.98m
10:15PM1.83m
10:49AM1.99m
11:16PM1.83m
11:51AM1.99m
Low Tide
3:36AM0.18m
4:14PM0.22m
4:33AM0.18m
5:12PM0.22m
5:31AM0.17m
6:10PM0.20m
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:00
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6:58
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7:35
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7:36
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2
2
1
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Temp °C
9
8
13
20
17
14
11
10
8
7
7
8
9
9
9
8
6
6
7
10
11
9
7
Feels °C
5
4
9
15
14
12
9
7
4
5
4
5
4
5
6
6
4
3
4
6
7
6
5
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