Amberley Beach surf break

Amberley Beach surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Saturday 09 May 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
13.5° C
(Which is 1.7°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 8PM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 09). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 May)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Afternoon (09 May)3ft (0.9m)10s
Evening (09 May)2.5ft (0.8m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
9
Sunday
10
Monday
11
Tue
12
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)
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
ENE
9
1
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.4
SSE
15
0.7
SSE
15
0.7
SE
16
1.1
SSE
15
0.9
SSE
14
1.1
SE
13
1.2
SSE
13
1.2
SSE
14
1.1
SE
14
0.9
SSE
14
0.9
SE
13
0.9
SE
13
0.8
SE
13
0.8
SE
12
0.7
SE
12
0.6
SE
12
0.6
SSE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
185
189
166
132
103
98
66
86
209
248
505
357
400
458
523
443
323
261
238
196
187
152
114
87
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
5
WNW
10
NNE
15
NW
10
NW
10
NW
5
WNW
10
W
0
WNW
10
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
W
15
W
10
WNW
5
W
10
ENE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
10
W
cross-off
off
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
10:20AM1.56m
10:42PM1.70m
11:05AM1.57m
11:27PM1.71m
11:51AM1.60m
00:12AM1.73m
Low Tide
4:23PM0.46m
4:58AM0.45m
5:08PM0.43m
5:41AM0.41m
5:53PM0.40m
cloud
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:28
7:28
7:30
7:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:20
5:19
5:17
1
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
13
13
15
13
10
10
10
10
11
14
9
8
7
7
7
7
7
9
11
9
8
7
7
7
9
12
13
9
7
7
8
8
10
11
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
6
7
4
4
4
4
4
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
ENE
9
1
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.7
SSE
15
0.7
SE
16
0.6
ENE
13
0.9
SSE
14
1.1
SE
13
1.2
SSE
13
1.2
SSE
14
1.1
SE
14
0.9
SSE
14
0.9
SE
13
0.9
SE
13
0.8
SE
13
0.8
SE
12
0.7
SE
12
0.6
SE
12
0.6
SSE
11
Energy kJ
185
189
166
132
103
98
66
65
209
248
135
357
400
458
523
443
323
261
238
196
187
152
114
87
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
17
0.1
SE
17
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
16
0.2
SSE
16
0.4
SSE
15
0.6
E
9
0.6
ENE
13
0.6
ENE
13
0.6
ENE
13
0.6
ENE
13
0.6
ENE
12
0.6
ENE
12
0.6
ENE
12
0.5
ENE
12
0.5
ENE
12
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
Energy kJ
12
11
10
10
10
10
24
86
59
139
133
131
125
117
113
111
79
77
64
62
62
61
61
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
17
0.3
S
16
0.3
S
16
0.3
SSE
16
0.1
S
8
0.3
SSE
16
0.2
E
14
0.3
ENE
14
0.3
ENE
14
0.3
ENE
4
0.1
S
18
0.4
SE
17
0.4
SE
17
0.4
SE
17
0.3
SE
17
0.1
S
16
0.3
NE
4
Energy kJ
23
45
45
50
1
47
16
40
39
2
6
77
73
70
43
5
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NNW
2
0.5
NW
3
0.2
NNW
3
0.4
SSE
3
0.4
ENE
3
1.1
SSE
15
0.8
SSE
4
0.4
SW
3
0.5
SW
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.3
WSW
3
0.4
NE
3
0.4
NNE
3
0.4
NNE
3
Energy kJ
1
5
1
3
3
505
21
2
5
4
2
2
4
5
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
Distance (km)
33
0
9
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
36
36
33
33
24
0
0
0
9
9
9
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
4
5
6
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
6
7
9
5
6
3
4
4
5
8
7
9
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
9
9
7
9
5
8
5
4
4
4
5
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