Amberley Beach surf break

Amberley Beach surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Thursday 09 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
15.7° C
(Which is 2.5°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 11PM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 09). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Apr)--
Afternoon (09 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Evening (09 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)9s

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


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Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
!
2
2
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
E
1
E
1
E
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
1
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
2
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.8
ENE
3
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.5
E
1.5
E
2.5
ENE
Period(s) (?)999999999999666677889999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)18018018014414411011011013713718523283942991562573534081219413355363947
Wind
(km/h)
30
NW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
10
W
5
WNW
15
E
20
E
20
ENE
20
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
10
NNE
15
ENE
25
ENE
20
NE
10
NNE
10
NNW
15
N
10
N
10
NNE
15
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:38PM
1.70
11:01AM
1.57
11:26PM
1.70
11:48AM
1.57
12:12AM
1.71
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:16PM
0.48
4:50AM
0.49
5:02PM
0.48
5:36AM
0.48
5:47PM
0.46
6:21AM
0.45
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Sunrise------6:54-------6:56-------6:56-
Sunset-6:06-------6:04-------6:02------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C231915131212131515131211101011171916151415151619
Feels °C (?)1615121099111211998789141512131112121316
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