Amberley Beach surf break

Amberley Beach surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Friday 30 Jan 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
16.2° C
(Which is 1.1°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 1PM is: 0.7m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am January 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Afternoon (30 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)11s
Evening (30 Jan)2ft (0.6m)13s

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

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Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
01
Mon
02
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.5
E
0.7
E
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.4
SE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.7
E
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.5
ENE
1
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.4
ENE
Period(s) (?)1010911131313131010101011111111101010104567
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1716401211661681214336363637108373737433520582798202170
Wind
(km/h)
5
NNE
10
NE
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
10
ENE
5
NNE
5
NNW
5
WNW
5
W
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
5
ESE
5
ENE
5
ENE
10
NNE
10
NE
20
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
20
NE
15
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossglassoffglassonononglassglassglasscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:49AM
2.05
3:11PM
1.91
3:45AM
2.11
4:07PM
1.96
4:40AM
2.15
5:01PM
1.99
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:05AM
0.20
9:23PM
0.08
10:03AM
0.15
10:20PM
0.04
10:59AM
0.12
11:16PM
0.01
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
01
Mon
02
Sunrise-6:26-------6:26-------6:28------
Sunset-----8:57-------8:55-------8:53--
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C141315151615141312111518191715141414151819181515
Feels °C (?)13111111111112121191416171515141413131414131212
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