Amberley Beach surf break

Amberley Beach surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Tuesday 10 Mar 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
17.7° C
(Which is 3.1°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 1AM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm March 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Mar)2ft (0.6m)4s
Afternoon (11 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)5s
Evening (11 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)5s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
0
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SE
0.5
E
0.2
SSE
0.7
ENE
0.2
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.7
NE
0.9
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.2
ENE
1
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.4
NE
0.5
SE
0.6
ESE
1.5
ENE
1.2
ENE
1
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.7
SE
0.7
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
Period(s) (?)13121241212445556661112777813131314
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4268141414131829747772631081576491204135114105167156204207
Wind
(km/h)
15
ENE
20
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
N
10
NE
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
NE
10
NNE
10
N
5
NNW
5
NNE
5
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
20
NNW
15
N
20
N
15
N
15
N
25
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crossglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:25PM
1.71
11:49AM
1.61
12:17AM
1.70
12:40PM
1.60
1:08AM
1.70
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:05PM
0.44
5:37AM
0.49
5:53PM
0.47
6:26AM
0.51
6:40PM
0.48
7:14AM
0.50
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Sunrise------7:18-------7:20-------7:20-
Sunset-8:00-------7:58-------7:55------
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C13131211109111515151212121214192122191719181923
Feels °C (?)9887768101010810101012182020151415151719
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