Amberley Beach surf break

Amberley Beach surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Saturday 18 Apr 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
14.5° 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: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 18). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)4s
Afternoon (18 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Evening (18 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.5
ENE
1.3
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.3
SSE
2.3
SE
2.5
SE
2.5
SE
2.5
SE
Period(s) (?)49766688810101010910101078989910
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)192011111110243824741331331116980575814925028071998011371280
Wind
(km/h)
25
NNW
30
NW
25
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
20
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
WSW
30
SSW
30
SW
35
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
25
SW
25
SSW
30
S
35
SSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
40
SW
35
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:15PM
2.07
5:40AM
1.98
6:10PM
2.11
6:35AM
1.97
7:06PM
2.13
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:03AM
0.08
11:37PM
0.10
11:58AM
0.06
12:34AM
0.09
12:54PM
0.05
1:33AM
0.09
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Sunrise7:03-------7:05-------7:05-------
Sunset--5:51-------5:50-------5:47-----
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
Rain (mm)
----------------11-235410
Temp. °C1819181613121110121515111010101011111088777
Feels °C (?)13121211986791294333564211-1-1-1
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