Amberley Beach surf break

Amberley Beach surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Wednesday 29 Apr 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
13.5° C
(Which is 1.3°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 6AM is: 0.2m 14s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Afternoon (30 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)16s
Evening (30 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
30
Friday
1
Saturday
2
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)
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
14
0.6
SSE
6
0.2
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
16
0.5
SSE
16
0.4
SSE
16
0.4
SSE
16
0.4
SE
15
0.4
SE
15
0.4
SE
15
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
15
0.5
S
14
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
SSE
17
0.2
SSE
17
0.2
SSE
17
0.2
SSE
17
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
SSE
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
19
18
25
19
79
95
142
95
94
60
57
54
21
21
106
22
26
26
28
29
29
27
25
24
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
20
SW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
SSW
10
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
15
NNE
10
N
5
N
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
E
10
ESE
5
NE
5
NNW
5
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
WNW
0
SW
5
E
5
NE
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
3:26AM1.83m
3:52PM1.85m
4:10AM1.80m
4:36PM1.86m
4:54AM1.77m
5:20PM1.86m
Low Tide
9:18PM0.28m
9:40AM0.25m
10:06PM0.31m
10:24AM0.28m
10:52PM0.33m
11:07AM0.31m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
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7:18
7:18
7:20
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5:32
5:31
5:30
Temp °C
15
12
12
12
12
12
12
9
9
9
9
9
10
13
14
11
11
11
10
10
10
14
16
15
11
7
9
9
10
9
8
4
5
6
7
7
9
12
12
10
10
9
7
7
6
11
13
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
N
4
0.3
SSE
4
0.6
SSE
6
0.5
SE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.4
SSE
16
0.5
SSE
16
0.4
SSE
16
0.4
SSE
16
0.4
SE
15
0.6
ENE
4
0.4
ENE
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.2
SSE
11
0.3
ENE
4
0.3
ENE
4
0.2
ENE
4
0.2
SSE
17
0.3
ENE
4
0.2
ENE
4
0.3
ENE
5
0.3
ENE
5
0.2
ENE
5
Energy kJ
2
3
25
12
8
95
142
95
94
60
12
8
9
9
12
4
3
2
28
4
2
5
5
2
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SE
5
0.1
E
10
0.4
SE
5
0.3
SE
5
0.3
SE
5
0.4
SE
15
0.4
SE
15
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
ENE
4
0.2
SSE
17
0.2
SSE
17
0.2
SSE
17
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
SSE
16
Energy kJ
19
18
18
19
79
8
2
6
4
5
57
54
11
11
21
11
10
26
2
29
29
27
25
24
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
11
0.1
NE
5
0.1
SE
11
0.2
SSE
7
0.1
SE
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.2
SSE
6
0.1
SE
5
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
15
0.5
S
14
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
Energy kJ
5
1
5
4
4
2
4
2
2
2
4
1
21
21
106
22
26
10
9
9
8
8
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WNW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.2
WSW
3
0.5
SE
5
0.4
ENE
3
0.6
NE
3
0.6
NE
4
0.9
NE
4
0.9
NNE
5
0.4
NE
5
Energy kJ
3
4
1
12
3
7
9
32
40
5
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
3
1
1
4
4
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
Distance (km)
29
153
0
24
0
9
75
72
27
0
0
0
0
0
72
72
29
29
29
0
29
0
29
57
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
9
7
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
5
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
7
5
5
5
5
5
9
7
5
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