Amberley Beach surf break

Amberley Beach surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Friday 09 Jan 2026 NZDT
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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
17.6° C
(Which is 3.0°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: 0.2m 5s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00am January 09). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jan)0.5ft (0.1m)14s
Afternoon (09 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)4s
Evening (09 Jan)2ft (0.6m)4s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Mon
12
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.2
ENE
1
SE
0.7
SE
0.6
ESE
0.5
E
0.4
SE
0.4
ESE
0.4
E
0.1
S
0.2
ENE
0.1
E
0.1
NE
0.2
ENE
0.1
S
0.2
ENE
0.2
S
0.2
ENE
0.2
ENE
0.3
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
Period(s) (?)1615145454544494788149139991010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)54433922131145522126471487122425
Wind
(km/h)
10
WNW
30
NW
30
WNW
20
W
25
ESE
25
E
20
ENE
15
ENE
10
N
10
NNW
30
NW
35
WNW
30
WNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
40
NNW
40
NW
55
NW
65
NW
50
NW
50
NW
35
NW
15
WNW
25
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
offcross-
off
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:21AM
1.92
10:52PM
1.80
11:15AM
1.82
11:47PM
1.75
12:08PM
1.75
12:41AM
1.72
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:09AM
0.19
4:42PM
0.20
5:02AM
0.28
5:32PM
0.27
5:54AM
0.36
6:21PM
0.33
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Mon
12
Sunrise-5:58-------6:00-------6:01------
Sunset-----9:09-------9:09-------9:09--
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
light rain
rain showers
Rain (mm)
----------------------31
Temp. °C162025271616151514152326262422212122252726251718
Feels °C (?)141520241212121312131719201816131312131818191514
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