Amberley Beach surf break

Amberley Beach surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Monday 19 Jan 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
17.5° 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 9AM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am January 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jan)2ft (0.6m)7s
Afternoon (19 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Evening (19 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)9s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thu
22
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.5
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
SE
0.5
E
0.7
E
0.8
E
0.7
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.9
ENE
1
ENE
0.4
SE
1.4
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.7
ENE
Period(s) (?)8777779788768888881456667
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)504843414847394235351420658468879212254107148190210293
Wind
(km/h)
5
N
10
NNW
10
NE
20
E
20
E
20
E
15
NE
10
NNE
5
NNW
5
NNW
10
ENE
20
E
25
E
25
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
10
N
10
N
25
NE
30
ENE
35
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
20
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
off
crossoncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:57AM
1.87
6:12PM
1.72
6:38AM
1.88
6:54PM
1.72
7:19AM
1.88
7:36PM
1.72
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:12PM
0.37
12:21AM
0.30
12:56PM
0.34
1:05AM
0.28
1:40PM
0.32
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thu
22
Sunrise-6:11-------6:11-------6:13------
Sunset-----9:06-------9:05-------9:04--
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C111013141514121110101314151413121111161817171516
Feels °C (?)9810910109989111010910999111211121113
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