Amberley Beach surf break

Amberley Beach surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Wednesday 29 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
13.4° C
(Which is 1.2°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: 0.1m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 29). 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 (29 Apr)0.5ft (0.1m)20s
Afternoon (29 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)6s
Evening (29 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
29
Thursday
30
Friday
1
Sat
2
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
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
20
0.1
SE
19
0.2
ENE
6
0.1
SE
11
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
14
0.7
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
10
0.4
SE
14
0.6
SSE
16
0.7
SE
16
0.6
SSE
16
0.4
SSE
16
0.4
SSE
15
0.4
SSE
15
0.4
SE
14
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
SSE
17
0.2
SSE
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
15
14
3
5
19
18
32
20
49
164
255
162
94
91
86
54
36
31
73
22
25
26
28
28
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
5
W
10
NW
20
NNW
10
W
20
SW
15
SW
10
W
5
WSW
10
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
15
NNE
10
N
10
N
5
N
5
NNW
5
E
10
ESE
5
NE
5
NNW
5
NW
5
NW
10
WNW
off
glassy
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
High Tide
3:07PM1.85m
3:26AM1.83m
3:52PM1.85m
4:10AM1.80m
4:36PM1.86m
4:54AM1.77m
Low Tide
8:55AM0.23m
9:18PM0.28m
9:40AM0.25m
10:06PM0.31m
10:24AM0.28m
10:52PM0.33m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:16
7:18
7:18
7:20
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5:35
5:32
5:31
5:30
Temp °C
13
17
19
18
16
11
12
11
11
12
11
9
9
9
9
9
9
13
13
11
11
10
10
10
11
15
16
14
13
6
8
8
8
9
7
4
5
6
7
7
7
11
11
10
10
8
8
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
5
0.2
ENE
6
0.2
ENE
6
0.1
NE
5
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
5
0.7
SSE
6
0.5
SSE
5
0.5
SE
5
0.6
SSE
16
0.7
SE
16
0.6
SSE
16
0.4
SSE
16
0.4
SSE
15
0.4
SSE
15
0.5
NE
4
0.4
ENE
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.4
SE
11
0.4
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.4
ENE
4
0.4
ENE
4
0.4
ENE
5
Energy kJ
2
4
3
1
19
3
32
14
12
164
255
162
94
91
86
10
9
9
30
5
5
8
8
7
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
7
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
11
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
10
0.4
SE
14
0.4
SE
5
0.1
E
10
0.4
SE
5
0.3
SE
5
0.3
SE
6
0.1
E
7
0.4
SE
14
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
11
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
17
0.2
SSE
17
Energy kJ
5
2
2
2
5
18
18
19
49
9
2
10
5
5
1
54
35
31
22
11
10
10
28
28
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
20
0.1
SE
19
0.1
E
12
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
7
0.2
N
4
0.1
SE
11
0.2
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
11
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
15
0.4
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
9
Energy kJ
15
14
3
5
2
1
5
20
22
1
1
2
2
3
3
22
22
73
22
25
26
9
9
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNW
3
0.6
NNW
3
0.6
S
3
0.2
WSW
3
0.3
ENE
2
0.5
NE
3
0.6
NE
4
0.6
NE
4
0.8
NE
5
0.9
NE
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.6
NE
4
0.6
NE
4
Energy kJ
3
9
7
1
1
5
8
11
30
36
8
13
15
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
4
4
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
29
29
29
57
29
153
0
0
0
9
75
72
9
0
0
0
0
9
27
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
1
1
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
9
9
9
8
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
7
5
5
5
5
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