Amberley Beach surf break

Amberley Beach surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Sunday 21 Dec 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
16.5° C
(Which is 2.9°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 3PM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm December 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Dec)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Afternoon (21 Dec)2ft (0.6m)10s
Evening (21 Dec)2.5ft (0.7m)10s

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

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Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SSE
0.5
SE
0.6
SE
0.7
SE
0.4
SE
0.5
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.8
SE
0.8
SE
0.8
SE
0.8
SE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
Period(s) (?)99101088101010101111111111111111111111101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3038748816315758638211211917417417414711911911611692896479
Wind
(km/h)
20
SW
15
SSW
15
SSE
20
E
15
ENE
10
N
5
NNW
5
NW
5
ENE
15
E
25
E
20
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
N
20
NNE
25
NW
15
WNW
5
SSW
15
E
15
ENE
10
NE
5
N
10
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassoncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
off
offglassoncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:44PM
1.69
7:09AM
1.85
7:26PM
1.68
7:51AM
1.84
8:09PM
1.65
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:45PM
0.40
12:53AM
0.35
1:29PM
0.39
1:37AM
0.35
2:13PM
0.39
2:21AM
0.35
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Sunrise-------5:45-------5:45-------5:46
Sunset---9:07-------9:07-------9:08----
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C1214151311109813151616161718192325241815141314
Feels °C (?)69108777611111112141415161822241613131212
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