Amberley Beach surf break

Amberley Beach surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Sunday 11 Jan 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
19.0° C
(Which is 4.4°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 4PM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm January 11). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jan)0.5ft (0.1m)13s
Afternoon (11 Jan)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Evening (11 Jan)0.5ft (0.2m)6s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.1
S
0.2
ENE
0.4
NE
0.2
ENE
0.1
NE
0.2
ENE
0.4
NE
0.4
SE
0.7
SE
0.8
SSE
1.8
S
0.8
SE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.4
SSE
1.2
SSE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
Period(s) (?)13998910101412121011131212111111101010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3819731024501441776961421801571128279442945150493535
Wind
(km/h)
55
NW
55
WNW
45
NW
35
WNW
15
W
20
W
15
SW
5
WNW
5
S
25
ESE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
15
NNE
10
N
10
NW
5
SW
15
SE
15
E
10
ESE
10
W
15
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
glasscrossoncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
on
ononcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:08PM
1.75
12:41AM
1.72
1:00PM
1.69
1:32AM
1.72
1:50PM
1.66
2:21AM
1.73
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:21PM
0.33
6:46AM
0.43
7:08PM
0.38
7:36AM
0.47
7:54PM
0.41
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Sunrise-------6:03-------6:03-------6:05
Sunset---9:09-------9:08-------9:08----
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
----313-----------------
Temp. °C262627251717121314141414121111101518191816161514
Feels °C (?)1617201915149121299978981315161614131311
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