Amberley Beach surf break

Amberley Beach surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Monday 02 Mar 2026 NZDT
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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
16.8° C
(Which is 1.9°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 3AM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm March 02). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Afternoon (03 Mar)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (03 Mar)6.5ft (2.0m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
2
1
1
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
SSE
1.4
SSE
0.7
SE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.9
SE
0.9
SE
2
SSE
0.9
SE
0.9
SE
0.9
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
Period(s) (?)1313131212121288118881212121211111111111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)643659162386374152149116939559395105374494560628584475451382319319350
Wind
(km/h)
35
SSW
30
SSW
20
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
25
SSW
15
S
10
WSW
10
W
5
WNW
5
NNW
10
NE
15
ENE
20
E
15
ENE
15
NE
5
N
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
N
10
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
offoffcross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:13AM
2.06
5:35PM
1.95
6:01AM
2.03
6:23PM
1.93
6:48AM
1.98
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:59PM
0.08
11:32AM
0.13
11:50PM
0.10
12:21PM
0.14
12:40AM
0.13
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Sunrise------7:09-------7:09-------7:11-
Sunset-8:13-------8:10-------8:09------
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
21----------------------
Temp. °C11119999101214131098810141413121211111418
Feels °C (?)34433446897666711109911991216
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