Amberley Beach surf break

Amberley Beach surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Sunday 29 Mar 2026 NZDT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
16.0° C
(Which is 2.2°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 12PM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am March 29). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)12s
Afternoon (29 Mar)3ft (0.9m)12s
Evening (29 Mar)3ft (0.9m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wed
01
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
2
1
2
2
0
1
2
1
0
2
!
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
E
0.7
E
1
E
1
E
0.9
E
1
E
0.9
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.4
SE
1.3
SSE
3
S
1.2
SE
1
SE
0.9
SE
0.8
SE
Period(s) (?)81212121212121212121211111116161614141415141413
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)88146287282229282228276214210232166121119195186127546924054631401264212
Wind
(km/h)
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ESE
15
NE
5
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
5
NW
10
NW
15
WSW
15
SW
5
SSE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
NW
20
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
WNW
5
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncrossglasscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
crossoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:22AM
2.00
2:47PM
1.88
3:14AM
1.99
3:38PM
1.89
4:03AM
1.97
4:27PM
1.90
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:37AM
0.19
8:56PM
0.16
9:29AM
0.18
9:49PM
0.16
10:19AM
0.18
10:39PM
0.18
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wed
01
Sunrise--7:39-------7:41-------7:43-----
Sunset-----7:25-------7:23-------7:22--
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------------1----11-----
Temp. °C141415171920191716151715131312121011910111199
Feels °C (?)1313151617201614151414131210101166456766
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