Amberley Beach surf break

Amberley Beach surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Friday 22 May 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
12.6° C
(Which is 1.3°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 3PM is: 0.9m 4s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 May)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Afternoon (22 May)3ft (0.9m)4s
Evening (22 May)2ft (0.6m)5s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
22
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Mon
25
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
6
0.7
ENE
3
0.9
NE
4
0.7
NE
5
0.6
ENE
5
0.2
SSE
13
0.2
SSE
13
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
14
0.4
SE
16
0.5
SE
16
0.5
SE
16
0.4
SSE
16
0.4
SSE
16
0.4
SSE
17
0.5
SE
17
0.6
SSE
17
0.6
SE
18
0.7
SE
17
0.7
SE
16
0.7
SE
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
10
10
26
22
17
17
17
15
14
14
19
20
65
125
121
97
104
108
140
202
249
302
274
239
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
20
NE
15
NE
0
NE
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
WNW
5
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
5
N
5
NW
5
WNW
5
E
10
E
15
NE
10
NNE
10
N
5
NNW
5
NW
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:17AM1.94m
9:49PM2.08m
10:18AM1.91m
10:48PM2.02m
11:18AM1.87m
11:45PM1.95m
Low Tide
3:32PM0.06m
4:10AM0.10m
4:30PM0.11m
5:06AM0.13m
5:27PM0.18m
6:00AM0.17m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:41
7:41
7:43
7:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:08
5:07
5:07
5:06
Temp °C
10
12
14
14
13
12
11
10
11
13
14
14
13
11
10
9
8
10
11
10
9
9
9
9
7
8
11
14
11
9
8
8
9
11
10
11
10
9
8
7
6
8
9
7
6
7
7
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
4
0.1
SE
10
0.2
SSE
13
0.2
SSE
13
0.6
ENE
5
0.5
ENE
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.3
ENE
5
0.2
ENE
5
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
14
0.4
SE
16
0.5
SE
16
0.5
SE
16
0.4
SSE
16
0.4
SSE
16
0.4
SSE
17
0.5
SE
17
0.6
SSE
17
0.6
SE
18
0.7
SE
17
0.7
SE
16
0.7
SE
15
Energy kJ
2
4
17
17
15
14
9
8
5
2
19
20
65
125
121
97
104
108
140
202
249
302
274
239
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
10
0.1
S
13
0.1
SE
9
0.1
S
5
0.2
SSE
13
0.2
SSE
13
0.2
SSE
13
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
4
0.2
E
4
0.2
E
4
0.2
ENE
12
0.2
ENE
11
0.2
ENE
11
0.2
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
11
0.5
NE
4
0.4
ENE
5
Energy kJ
10
3
3
1
17
17
17
15
14
1
1
1
13
12
11
11
20
10
10
9
24
8
8
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
S
9
0.1
E
11
0.1
S
5
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.2
SSE
3
0.2
SSE
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
4
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.2
ENE
11
0.2
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
11
0.3
ENE
10
Energy kJ
1
3
2
2
3
1
2
2
1
14
3
6
1
4
3
3
13
7
23
21
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
6
0.7
ENE
3
0.9
NE
4
0.7
NE
5
0.2
S
5
0.2
ENE
4
0.3
ESE
2
0.4
SE
3
0.4
SE
3
0.2
ESE
3
0.3
ENE
2
0.4
NE
3
0.4
NE
4
0.8
NE
4
0.9
NE
5
Energy kJ
8
10
26
22
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
3
4
23
32
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
72
75
72
0
29
55
29
29
29
29
72
57
9
9
0
0
0
9
9
9
9
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
3
4
4
4
5
4
3
6
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
7
7
7
6
5
7
5
5
6
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
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