Amberley Beach surf break

Amberley Beach surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Tuesday 14 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
14.8° C
(Which is 1.9°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 4AM is: 0.5m 13s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 14). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)12s
Afternoon (15 Apr)2ft (0.6m)12s
Evening (15 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)12s

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


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Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.5
SE
0.5
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
Period(s) (?)131313131212121212121211111110111313111014141313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)85848382771031026969686539423841471511114648103343130
Wind
(km/h)
25
NW
10
W
15
W
15
W
15
W
0
NNE
10
NE
25
NNW
15
NW
25
NW
20
W
10
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
W
15
W
10
WNW
5
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
glasscrosscross-
off
offoffcross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sunrise----7:00-------7:01-------7:03---
Sunset------5:55-------5:53-------5:52-
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C1311991216171414131210131616141098811181717
Feels °C (?)7855814148107777881076557121112
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