Amberley Beach surf break

Amberley Beach surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Friday 02 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
17.2° 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 3AM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am January 02). 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 (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Jan)2ft (0.6m)8s
Afternoon (02 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Evening (02 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
02
Saturday
03
Sunday
04
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
SE
0.9
SSE
0.9
S
0.4
ENE
0.4
E
0.4
ENE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.3
ENE
0.2
E
0.3
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.4
SE
0.6
E
0.8
ENE
1.1
ENE
Period(s) (?)888888766688866798997844
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)64825857412928196262201922131311712151516511740
Wind
(km/h)
5
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
10
SW
5
WSW
0
NNW
5
N
15
NE
25
E
30
ENE
25
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:59AM
2.13
4:21PM
1.98
4:55AM
2.20
5:17PM
2.02
5:50AM
2.23
6:13PM
2.03
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:37PM
0.06
10:17AM
0.13
10:35PM
0.01
11:15AM
0.09
11:33PM
-0.02
12:13PM
0.06
Friday
02
Saturday
03
Sunday
04
Sunrise---5:52-------5:52-------5:54----
Sunset-------9:10-------9:10-------9:10
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C171515151515151513131212131315141312111114171616
Feels °C (?)1714131413121213111189991110101010910121011
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