Amberley Beach surf break

Amberley Beach surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Tuesday 07 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
16.0° C
(Which is 2.7°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 7PM is: 2.3m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)7s
Afternoon (07 Apr)7ft (2.2m)7s
Evening (07 Apr)7ft (2.2m)8s

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


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Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
1
!
!
3
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
ENE
1.9
ENE
2.2
ENE
2.3
ENE
2.2
ENE
2
ENE
3
ENE
3
ENE
2.5
ENE
1.7
E
1.7
E
1.7
E
1.6
E
1.4
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
E
Period(s) (?)7778899999101010101010109999999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)261348498688666595118912541159495539584509386328328262217217176173138113110
Wind
(km/h)
20
NE
25
NE
30
NE
25
NE
20
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NE
10
NNE
30
NNW
30
NW
25
NNW
20
NNW
15
N
20
N
15
NNW
15
N
20
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
15
W
25
WSW
20
WSW
10
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
offcross-
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
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:30AM
1.66
8:57PM
1.75
9:21AM
1.62
9:47PM
1.72
10:12AM
1.59
10:38PM
1.70
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:42PM
0.42
3:16AM
0.46
3:29PM
0.46
4:03AM
0.48
4:16PM
0.48
4:50AM
0.49
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Sunrise6:50-------6:52-------6:54-------
Sunset---6:08-------6:07-------6:06----
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C141617161515141416222220201818171922232116141312
Feels °C (?)1112121112121111151716151615141416181917139910
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