Amberley Beach surf break

Amberley Beach surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Saturday 09 May 2026 NZST
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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
13.5° C
(Which is 1.7°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 2PM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 May)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Afternoon (09 May)3ft (0.9m)10s
Evening (09 May)2.5ft (0.8m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Monday
11
Tue
12
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
1
2
0
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
0
1
1
1
1
3
2
2
1
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
ENE
8
1
ENE
9
1
ENE
9
1
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.4
SSE
15
0.8
SSE
16
0.8
SSE
16
0.9
SSE
15
0.7
SSE
14
1.1
SE
13
1.1
SE
12
1.1
SE
13
1
SSE
14
0.9
SE
13
0.8
SE
12
0.8
SE
13
0.7
SE
13
0.7
SE
12
0.6
SE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
202
141
185
189
166
135
103
69
68
86
310
322
382
178
364
358
376
384
245
184
212
170
159
122
Wind (km/h)
25
NW
25
NNW
20
SW
5
WNW
10
NNE
15
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
W
5
S
5
ENE
10
SW
20
SSE
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
15
W
10
WNW
5
W
10
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
N
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
10:20AM1.56m
10:42PM1.70m
11:05AM1.57m
11:27PM1.71m
11:51AM1.60m
Low Tide
4:15AM0.46m
4:23PM0.46m
4:58AM0.45m
5:08PM0.43m
5:41AM0.41m
5:53PM0.40m
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:28
7:28
7:30
7:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:20
5:19
5:17
1
3
1
1
1
Temp °C
17
16
13
13
15
13
11
10
10
10
11
14
14
9
8
7
8
7
8
10
11
9
8
7
12
11
9
12
13
10
8
7
7
8
9
12
10
5
3
2
3
3
4
8
7
5
4
3
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
ENE
8
1
ENE
9
1
ENE
9
1
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.8
SSE
16
0.8
SSE
16
0.6
ENE
13
0.6
ENE
13
1.1
SE
13
1.1
SE
12
1.1
SE
13
1
SSE
14
0.9
SE
13
0.8
SE
12
0.8
SE
13
0.7
SE
13
0.7
SE
12
0.6
SE
12
Energy kJ
202
141
185
189
166
135
103
69
68
65
310
322
135
133
364
358
376
384
245
184
212
170
159
122
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
14
0.1
S
17
0.1
SE
17
0.1
SE
17
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
16
0.2
SSE
16
0.4
SSE
15
0.4
ENE
14
0.8
ENE
13
0.7
SSE
14
0.6
ENE
13
0.6
ENE
12
0.6
ENE
12
0.6
ENE
12
0.6
ENE
12
0.6
ENE
12
0.6
ENE
12
0.5
ENE
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
Energy kJ
7
6
12
11
10
10
10
10
24
86
66
201
178
131
123
117
113
111
109
106
71
62
61
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
13
0.2
S
17
0.3
SSW
4
0.2
S
4
0.1
S
8
0.3
SSE
16
0.2
E
14
0.3
ENE
14
0.7
ENE
14
0.3
SE
4
0.1
S
18
0.4
SE
17
0.5
SE
16
0.4
SE
16
0.3
SE
16
Energy kJ
5
3
23
4
2
1
47
16
40
163
2
6
72
130
69
43
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNW
4
0.5
N
3
0.3
N
2
0.5
NW
3
0.2
NNW
2
0.3
SE
3
0.7
E
9
0.9
SSE
15
0.9
SSE
4
0.4
SSW
3
0.5
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.3
NNE
2
0.3
NNE
3
Energy kJ
4
5
1
5
1
1
81
382
30
4
5
2
1
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
3
4
2
1
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
Distance (km)
0
42
33
0
9
0
0
0
0
0
9
0
148
36
33
33
33
0
0
0
9
9
9
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
5
4
5
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
9
5
4
5
4
5
4
4
7
7
6
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
9
5
4
4
4
4
4
9
9
7
6
5
4
5
4
4
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