Amberley Beach surf break

Amberley Beach surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Wednesday 08 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
15.8° 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 10PM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 08). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Apr)--
Afternoon (08 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)10s
Evening (08 Apr)5ft (1.6m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
1
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
E
1.7
E
1.6
E
1.6
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
0.9
ENE
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.9
E
1
E
1
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.5
ENE
Period(s) (?)10101010101010109999999999999667
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)527584530544402332273221217180176144136136108110137171185232287104142189
Wind
(km/h)
30
NNW
25
NW
20
N
15
N
15
NNW
15
N
20
NNW
30
NW
25
NW
15
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
10
W
5
WSW
15
E
20
E
20
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
20
ENE
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
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:47PM
1.72
10:12AM
1.59
10:38PM
1.70
11:01AM
1.57
11:26PM
1.70
11:48AM
1.57
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:29PM
0.46
4:03AM
0.48
4:16PM
0.48
4:50AM
0.49
5:02PM
0.48
5:36AM
0.48
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunrise------6:54-------6:54-------6:56-
Sunset-6:07-------6:06-------6:04------
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C232019191716192223201513131213151513121111101217
Feels °C (?)1715151614131516171612101091112111098971013
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