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Amberley Beach surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Friday 17 Apr 2026 NZSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
14.6° C
(Which is 1.8°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: 0.3m 13s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 17). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (17 Apr) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (17 Apr) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Amberley Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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| 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
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 kJ (?) | 44 | 41 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 27 | 18 | 78 | 19 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 22 | 55 | 51 | 69 | 102 | 146 | 109 | 75 | 75 | 56 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:23PM 1.99 | 4:47AM 1.96 | 5:15PM 2.07 | 5:40AM 1.98 | 6:10PM 2.11 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 10:11AM 0.13 | 10:41PM 0.12 | 11:03AM 0.08 | 11:37PM 0.10 | 11:58AM 0.06 | 12:34AM 0.09 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 7:03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:51 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:50 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7 | 9 | 1 | 2 | - |
| Temp. °C | 11 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
| Feels °C (?) | 7 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 4 |
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