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Amberley Beach surf break

Amberley Beach surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Thursday 20 Nov 2025 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
14.1° 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 6PM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.0m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Nov)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Afternoon (20 Nov)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Evening (20 Nov)3ft (0.9m)10s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
ENE
1
E
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.7
E
0.7
ENE
0.7
E
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
NE
0.3
ENE
Period(s) (?)9101010101010101010101010109999994449
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)181184370378157128131140176143131102987269484883818125282816
Wind
(km/h)
15
SW
15
SSE
25
E
20
ENE
10
NE
5
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NW
20
NW
15
WSW
30
SW
25
SW
15
SW
0
SW
15
ENE
15
E
20
E
20
ENE
15
NE
10
NNE
5
NW
5
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		glassoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		glasscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crossglassoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:45PM
1.71
6:10AM
1.84
6:29PM
1.70
6:53AM
1.84
7:13PM
1.68
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:42AM
0.40
11:54PM
0.37
12:28PM
0.40
12:38AM
0.38
1:13PM
0.41
1:23AM
0.39
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Sunrise-------5:50-------5:50-------5:48
Sunset---8:37-------8:37-------8:39----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C192218171514131422272721111111111213141311101010
Feels °C (?)1620141414141111192422185681099987798
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