Amberley Beach surf break

Amberley Beach surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Monday 16 Mar 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
16.7° C
(Which is 2.4°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 11AM is: 0.4m 17s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am March 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)17s
Afternoon (16 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)17s
Evening (16 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)16s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thu
19
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.4
ENE
0.2
SSE
0.4
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.8
SSE
1
S
0.5
E
Period(s) (?)18171717171616161414812888856666457
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)174117113113113105646337372014203339111324272216174526
Wind
(km/h)
10
WNW
15
W
10
WSW
5
SSE
10
ESE
15
ENE
10
NE
5
N
5
W
10
WNW
5
W
10
E
20
E
15
ENE
15
NE
15
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
25
NW
10
WSW
15
SE
5
NW
5
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
oncross-
on
crossglassoffoffglassononcross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:21AM
1.80
3:39PM
1.70
4:03AM
1.85
4:21PM
1.76
4:45AM
1.89
5:05PM
1.82
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:29AM
0.38
9:42PM
0.31
10:14AM
0.32
10:28PM
0.25
10:58AM
0.26
11:16PM
0.19
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thu
19
Sunrise--7:24-------7:26-------7:26-----
Sunset-----7:49-------7:46-------7:45--
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C111114181917151413121416161514141516172221151414
Feels °C (?)9812161614131311101314131312121112131719121313
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