Amberley Beach surf break

Amberley Beach surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Thursday 16 Apr 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
14.7° C
(Which is 1.9°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 9AM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 16). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)11s
Afternoon (16 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Evening (16 Apr)2ft (0.6m)12s

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


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Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sun
19
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.3
E
0.3
E
1
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
0.9
NE
0.4
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.5
ENE
Period(s) (?)1211111010111213121010913134555999777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)653937444966101149996946413130405447511323253171829
Wind
(km/h)
40
WNW
15
W
10
WNW
20
W
25
WSW
10
NNW
10
WNW
10
NW
5
NW
5
NNW
10
N
30
NNW
30
NNW
25
N
25
N
25
N
15
NNE
20
N
25
N
25
N
20
N
20
NW
15
NW
10
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sun
19
Sunrise--7:01-------7:03-------7:03-----
Sunset----5:53-------5:52-------5:51---
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
Rain (mm)
-----------------------2
Temp. °C141212161714109871018171717181616172020171513
Feels °C (?)5781011116654711111112131312121516121211
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