Amberley Beach surf break

Amberley Beach surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Friday 23 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
17.6° C
(Which is 2.6°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: 1.6m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.3m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm January 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Afternoon (24 Jan)3ft (0.9m)10s
Evening (24 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)10s

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

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Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
1
1
0
2
2
2
0
2
1
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
E
1.8
E
1.7
E
1.6
E
1.4
ESE
1.2
E
1.1
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.8
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.8
SSE
Period(s) (?)1111111110101010101010109912121212121212111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)78376465858443529623919615912713112310090190193241199169125150154151149
Wind
(km/h)
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
25
SSW
30
SW
30
SW
35
SSW
30
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
NNW
10
NE
5
N
5
SSW
15
SW
20
SSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
10
W
5
WNW
5
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crossglassglasscross-
off
crosscross-
off
offoffoffoffglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:07PM
1.73
9:31AM
1.82
9:57PM
1.75
10:21AM
1.81
10:52PM
1.79
11:16AM
1.80
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:25AM
0.28
3:56PM
0.27
4:16AM
0.29
4:45PM
0.26
5:10AM
0.29
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Sunrise-----6:18-------6:18-------6:20--
Sunset-9:02-------9:01-------9:00------
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
4432131--1--111---1---11
Temp. °C181513121212131513131312121213141616141515151415
Feels °C (?)151310986787101010111112131413131414131315
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