Amberley Beach surf break

Amberley Beach surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Saturday 09 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
13.9° C
(Which is 2.2°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: 0.4m 15s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm May 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 May)2.5ft (0.7m)16s
Afternoon (10 May)3.5ft (1.1m)15s
Evening (10 May)4.5ft (1.3m)13s

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 Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 6°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
10
Monday
11
Tuesday
12
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
1
1
1
2
3
0
1
2
2
2
3
3
2
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.4
SSE
15
0.7
SSE
16
0.7
SSE
16
1.1
SSE
15
1.2
SSE
14
1.3
SSE
13
1.3
SSE
14
1.2
SE
14
1.1
SE
15
1
SSE
14
0.9
SE
14
0.9
SE
13
0.9
SE
13
0.7
SE
13
0.6
SE
12
0.6
SSE
12
0.5
SE
11
0.4
SSE
11
0.4
SE
16
0.6
SSE
16
0.8
SSE
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
103
98
66
86
212
217
498
561
599
607
597
489
402
264
241
249
164
120
94
63
47
67
171
326
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
NW
10
W
10
WSW
5
WNW
10
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
20
WSW
15
W
15
W
10
WNW
5
WNW
10
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
10
W
10
WNW
10
WSW
5
SE
10
ESE
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
on
High Tide
10:42PM1.70m
11:05AM1.57m
11:27PM1.71m
11:51AM1.60m
00:12AM1.73m
12:37PM1.67m
Low Tide
4:58AM0.45m
5:08PM0.43m
5:41AM0.41m
5:53PM0.40m
6:25AM0.36m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:28
7:30
7:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:20
5:19
5:17
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
11
11
11
10
11
15
9
8
7
6
7
7
7
9
11
9
8
7
6
7
9
14
16
14
8
8
8
7
9
12
3
2
2
1
2
2
3
6
7
4
4
3
3
4
6
11
14
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.7
SSE
16
0.7
ENE
13
0.6
ENE
13
0.6
ENE
13
1.3
SSE
13
1.3
SSE
14
1.2
SE
14
1.1
SE
15
1
SSE
14
0.9
SE
14
0.9
SE
13
0.9
SE
13
0.7
SE
13
0.6
SE
12
0.6
SSE
12
0.5
SE
11
0.4
SSE
11
0.4
SSE
11
0.6
SSE
16
0.8
SSE
16
Energy kJ
103
98
66
65
212
184
135
133
599
607
597
489
402
264
241
249
164
120
94
63
47
51
171
326
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
16
0.2
SSE
15
0.4
SSE
15
0.5
ENE
9
0.7
SSE
16
0.6
ENE
13
0.6
ENE
13
0.6
ENE
12
0.6
ENE
12
0.6
ENE
12
0.5
ENE
12
0.5
ENE
12
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.4
ENE
11
0.4
ENE
11
0.4
ENE
11
0.4
ENE
11
Energy kJ
10
10
23
86
46
217
131
125
117
113
111
79
77
64
62
62
61
61
39
37
38
38
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
8
0.3
SSE
16
0.2
E
14
0.3
ENE
14
0.3
ENE
14
0.7
NE
9
0.1
SE
18
0.4
SE
18
0.4
SE
17
0.4
SE
17
0.3
SSE
13
0.3
NE
4
0.2
ENE
4
0.4
SE
16
0.4
SE
10
0.2
E
13
Energy kJ
1
47
16
40
39
79
12
80
74
73
34
2
1
67
24
14
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NW
3
0.6
NW
3
0.3
NW
3
0.3
SSE
16
1.1
SSE
15
1.2
SSE
14
0.4
SW
3
0.5
SW
3
0.5
SW
3
0.3
WSW
3
0.3
NNE
2
0.3
NNE
3
0.4
NE
3
Energy kJ
2
7
1
48
498
561
3
5
5
2
1
2
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
36
44
36
33
24
0
0
0
9
9
9
0
0
0
0
0
0
27
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
4
4
3
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
9
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
8
7
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
9
5
4
5
4
4
4
9
9
7
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
9
6
6
6
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