Amberley Beach surf break

Amberley Beach surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Saturday 28 Mar 2026 NZDT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
16.4° C
(Which is 2.6°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 5AM is: 1.7m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am March 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Mar)5ft (1.5m)10s
Afternoon (28 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)9s
Evening (28 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
2
1
2
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.3
ENE
2.1
ENE
1.9
ENE
1.6
E
1.4
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.2
E
1.1
E
1
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
1
E
1.1
ESE
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.7
SSE
0.7
E
Period(s) (?)10101010109999988121212121212121211111711
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)11008846844993783084662341921528890287367229232228221214210166166315119
Wind
(km/h)
20
NNE
25
N
20
NNW
20
N
20
NNW
5
WSW
15
E
15
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
10
ENE
15
NNW
10
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
W
10
WSW
25
SW
10
SSW
0
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
crossglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:26AM
2.00
1:52PM
1.87
2:22AM
2.00
2:47PM
1.88
3:14AM
1.99
3:38PM
1.89
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:03PM
0.16
7:41AM
0.20
8:00PM
0.16
8:37AM
0.19
8:56PM
0.16
9:29AM
0.18
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Sunrise----7:39-------7:39-------7:41---
Sunset-------7:28-------7:25-------7:23
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
----------------------42
Temp. °C202121202123191615151414151822212018171518201412
Feels °C (?)181618161824181514141313131720191715161417161312
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