Amberley Beach surf break

Amberley Beach surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Friday 13 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
17.3° C
(Which is 2.8°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 1PM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am March 13). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Mar)3ft (0.9m)14s
Afternoon (13 Mar)3ft (0.9m)14s
Evening (13 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Mon
16
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
1
ESE
1
ESE
1
ESE
1
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.7
E
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
Period(s) (?)14141414141414141414131313131212999917181818
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2392132733413513623673783842992572491921421319884846478119120120120
Wind
(km/h)
20
N
15
N
20
NNW
15
NNW
25
WSW
30
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
ESE
20
E
20
ENE
10
NNE
10
NW
10
NW
10
W
10
WSW
5
SSE
15
ESE
10
E
5
NE
5
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
oncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:08AM
1.70
1:29PM
1.60
1:55AM
1.72
2:14PM
1.62
2:39AM
1.76
2:57PM
1.65
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:14AM
0.50
7:26PM
0.46
8:00AM
0.48
8:12PM
0.42
8:45AM
0.44
8:56PM
0.37
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Mon
16
Sunrise--7:20-------7:22-------7:24-----
Sunset-----7:53-------7:52-------7:51--
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-------1----------------
Temp. °C161420212015131312121316161513111010141717151413
Feels °C (?)121117191610910891115121111877111514131312
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