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Amberley Beach surf break

Amberley Beach surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Monday 19 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
17.4° 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 1AM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm January 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (20 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Evening (20 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)8s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.4
ESE
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
ENE
0.7
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.3
SE
0.4
SE
1.4
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.7
ENE
2
ENE
Period(s) (?)77778868888815155666778888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4847154235351466868487944674111148207242306314318353370554
Wind
(km/h)
20
E
20
E
10
ENE
10
N
5
NNW
5
NW
10
ENE
20
E
25
E
25
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
25
NE
30
ENE
35
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crossoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:38AM
1.88
6:54PM
1.72
7:19AM
1.88
7:36PM
1.72
8:01AM
1.87
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:21AM
0.30
12:56PM
0.34
1:05AM
0.28
1:40PM
0.32
1:50AM
0.27
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Sunrise-----6:11-------6:13-------6:15--
Sunset-9:06-------9:05-------9:04------
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
Rain (mm)
--------------------251315
Temp. °C151412111010131515141313121215171717161615151515
Feels °C (?)101010988111110910109910111112131413141415
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