Amberley Beach surf break

Amberley Beach surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Monday 16 Feb 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
18.1° C
(Which is 2.8°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 9AM is: 1.7m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 1.3m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am February 16). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Feb)5.5ft (1.7m)12s
Afternoon (16 Feb)8ft (2.5m)13s
Evening (16 Feb)8ft (2.4m)13s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
ESE
1.9
ESE
1.6
SE
1.5
E
1.7
E
2.4
E
2.5
E
2.4
E
2.4
E
2.2
E
2
E
1.8
E
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.4
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.1
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.7
E
0.7
E
Period(s) (?)1010101112131312131211111110101099998898
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)480755486584827192222781740185013921029764595477363307193124837555417869
Wind
(km/h)
35
SW
40
SW
40
SW
45
SW
45
SW
45
SW
45
SW
45
WSW
45
WSW
45
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
5
NNW
5
NE
15
ESE
20
E
15
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:41AM
1.85
4:57PM
1.73
5:22AM
1.88
5:38PM
1.76
6:04AM
1.91
6:21PM
1.79
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:19PM
0.33
10:53AM
0.37
11:03PM
0.28
11:36AM
0.32
11:48PM
0.24
12:20PM
0.27
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Sunrise---6:48-------6:50-------6:52----
Sunset-------8:35-------8:34-------8:31
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
--2443433231------------
Temp. °C131312111212111112121212131314151313131315171717
Feels °C (?)6543342233657911121111121314151415
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