Amberley Beach surf break

Amberley Beach surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Sunday 10 May 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
13.9° 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 7PM is: 2.5m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 1.2m 14s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 May)2.5ft (0.7m)16s
Afternoon (10 May)2.5ft (0.7m)15s
Evening (10 May)4ft (1.2m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 6°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
10
Monday
11
Tuesday
12
Wed
13
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
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
0
4
2
2
3
3
3
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSE
16
0.8
SSE
16
0.7
SSE
15
2.5
S
13
1.2
SSE
13
1.3
SSE
13
1.2
SE
14
1.1
SE
14
0.9
SSE
14
0.9
SE
13
0.9
SE
13
0.9
SE
13
0.8
SE
13
0.7
SE
12
0.6
SE
12
0.6
SSE
12
0.5
SE
11
0.4
SE
16
0.7
SE
16
0.8
SSE
16
0.9
SE
16
1
SSE
16
1.1
SE
15
1.1
SE
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
212
280
193
2504
472
581
573
482
342
249
241
290
199
157
118
94
64
67
261
326
371
519
544
544
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
25
S
20
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
15
W
10
W
10
WNW
5
W
10
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
WNW
10
WSW
10
SW
5
ESE
10
ENE
5
WSW
15
W
15
WSW
10
WSW
off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:05AM1.57m
11:27PM1.71m
11:51AM1.60m
00:12AM1.73m
12:37PM1.67m
00:58AM1.78m
Low Tide
5:08PM0.43m
5:41AM0.41m
5:53PM0.40m
6:25AM0.36m
6:41PM0.34m
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
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7:28
7:30
7:31
7:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:20
5:19
5:17
5:16
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
14
9
8
7
6
7
7
7
10
11
9
7
7
7
7
9
13
16
13
11
10
9
10
10
9
4
3
2
1
3
3
3
7
7
4
2
4
4
4
6
10
14
10
9
6
6
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSE
16
0.6
ENE
13
0.6
ENE
13
1.1
SSE
14
1.2
SSE
13
1.3
SSE
13
1.2
SE
14
1.1
SE
14
0.9
SSE
14
0.9
SE
13
0.9
SE
13
0.9
SE
13
0.8
SE
13
0.7
SE
12
0.6
SE
12
0.6
SSE
12
0.5
SE
11
0.5
SE
11
0.7
SE
16
0.8
SSE
16
0.9
SE
16
1
SSE
16
1.1
SE
15
1.1
SE
15
Energy kJ
212
139
135
460
472
581
573
482
342
249
241
290
199
157
118
94
64
60
261
326
371
519
544
544
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
ENE
9
0.7
NE
9
0.7
SSE
15
0.6
ENE
13
0.6
ENE
13
0.6
ENE
13
0.6
ENE
12
0.6
ENE
12
0.6
ENE
12
0.6
ENE
12
0.5
ENE
12
0.9
ENE
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.4
ENE
11
0.4
ENE
11
0.4
ENE
11
0.4
ENE
11
0.5
E
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
Energy kJ
46
79
193
133
131
125
117
113
111
109
77
193
62
62
61
61
39
37
38
37
56
37
37
35
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ENE
14
0.2
SSE
18
0.4
SE
18
0.5
SE
17
0.4
SSE
17
0.3
SSE
13
0.4
NE
4
0.3
NE
4
0.2
ENE
4
0.4
SE
16
0.3
E
14
0.3
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.3
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.1
SE
24
Energy kJ
39
31
80
140
112
35
4
2
2
67
33
32
14
28
12
22
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSE
16
0.9
SSE
4
2.5
S
13
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.3
WSW
3
0.5
ENE
11
0.5
NE
3
0.5
NE
4
0.5
NE
4
0.2
WSW
2
Energy kJ
280
24
2504
3
3
3
2
71
4
6
7
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
Distance (km)
0
114
36
36
33
33
0
0
0
0
9
9
9
0
0
0
0
0
9
9
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury
Rating
(10 max)
4
2
4
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
4
5
5
8
8
6
9
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
9
9
9
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
9
9
8
6
9
5
5
4
5
4
8
9
6
9
9
9
9
9
9
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