Amberley Beach surf break

Amberley Beach surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Thursday 15 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
17.1° C
(Which is 2.4°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: 1.2m 5s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm January 15). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Afternoon (15 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)4s
Evening (15 Jan)4ft (1.2m)6s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
2
3
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
E
0.3
SSE
0.4
S
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.4
E
1.3
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.1
ESE
1
ESE
1.1
ESE
1
ESE
1
ESE
0.9
ESE
1
SE
1.7
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.1
SE
1
SE
1
SE
0.9
SE
Period(s) (?)7814667788888888888889999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)26146386109150171233207173147120131123130109125372381413164155162135
Wind
(km/h)
10
E
15
E
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
5
SSE
15
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
WSW
20
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
onononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:23PM
1.66
3:50AM
1.79
4:06PM
1.68
4:33AM
1.83
4:49PM
1.70
5:15AM
1.86
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:13AM
0.48
9:25PM
0.41
9:59AM
0.46
10:09PM
0.39
10:44AM
0.44
10:53PM
0.36
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Sunrise-------6:07-------6:09-------6:09
Sunset---9:07-------9:07-------9:07----
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
13663211332311----------
Temp. °C141414141414141414141313131212121315151413121212
Feels °C (?)1212101011121212111212111099991111111091010
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