Amberley Beach surf break

Amberley Beach surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Saturday 25 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
13.4° C
(Which is 1.1°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 9PM is: 0.3m 13s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Apr)--
Afternoon (25 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)15s
Evening (25 Apr)1ft (0.3m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tue
28
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
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
15
0.4
SE
14
0.3
SSE
13
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
13
0.3
SSE
14
0.5
SE
15
0.6
SSE
16
0.6
SSE
16
0.7
SE
17
0.6
SE
17
0.6
SSE
15
0.5
SE
13
0.5
SE
12
0.5
SE
12
0.5
SE
11
0.5
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
57
51
34
15
15
15
15
16
40
116
171
181
281
222
158
78
71
67
58
53
25
23
21
20
Wind (km/h)
5
NE
5
NNE
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
WNW
10
W
5
SW
15
ESE
15
ENE
10
NNE
10
NE
5
NE
5
NNE
5
N
10
ENE
15
E
15
NE
10
N
5
NW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
NNW
10
NE
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
High Tide
00:08AM1.99m
12:36PM1.86m
1:02AM1.95m
1:30PM1.85m
1:53AM1.91m
Low Tide
5:47PM0.16m
6:23AM0.17m
6:43PM0.19m
7:17AM0.19m
7:37PM0.22m
8:07AM0.21m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:13
7:13
7:15
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5:39
5:38
5:37
5:36
Temp °C
18
19
18
18
15
13
14
18
17
13
12
12
11
11
12
15
15
14
14
13
13
13
14
18
16
16
14
14
11
10
11
16
13
10
10
10
10
10
11
13
12
11
12
11
11
11
11
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
15
0.4
SE
14
0.3
SSE
13
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
13
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
NE
6
0.6
SSE
16
0.6
SSE
16
0.7
SE
17
0.6
SE
17
0.6
SSE
15
0.5
SE
13
0.5
SE
12
0.5
SE
12
0.5
SE
11
0.5
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
Energy kJ
57
51
34
15
15
15
15
16
40
6
171
181
281
222
158
78
71
67
58
53
25
23
21
20
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
8
0.1
NE
4
0.1
NE
5
0.1
NE
4
0.1
NE
4
0.2
ENE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.2
ENE
6
0.1
E
10
0.1
NE
5
0.1
NE
4
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.4
NE
3
0.4
NE
4
0.2
ENE
4
0.2
ENE
4
0.1
NE
4
Energy kJ
6
6
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
19
4
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
4
1
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.1
SE
18
0.1
SE
17
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
6
0.5
S
7
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
Energy kJ
6
6
6
12
11
1
1
26
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NNW
2
0.2
NNW
2
0.5
SE
15
0.4
SE
3
0.4
SE
4
0.4
NE
3
0.5
NE
4
Energy kJ
1
1
116
4
3
2
6
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
9
0
29
29
29
29
29
77
9
9
9
9
9
0
9
9
9
0
0
29
29
29
72
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
3
3
4
5
6
8
5
7
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
7
7
6
6
5
8
9
9
8
7
6
6
6
6
5
5
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