Amberley Beach surf break

Amberley Beach surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Monday 02 Mar 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
16.8° C
(Which is 2.3°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 10AM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 1.1m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am March 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)14s
Afternoon (02 Mar)5ft (1.5m)13s
Evening (02 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Thu
05
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
2
1
1
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
SSE
0.9
SSE
1
SSE
1.1
SE
1.5
SSE
1.4
SSE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
1.1
SE
0.7
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SSE
2
SSE
0.9
SE
0.9
SE
1
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.3
E
1.4
E
Period(s) (?)1414141313131312121212121211881212121211111110
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)243352379444732669162157374152118116919259395265437494560596543381418
Wind
(km/h)
40
SW
35
SW
35
SW
30
SW
35
SSW
30
SSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
25
SSW
20
SSW
10
WSW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
NNW
10
NNE
15
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
NE
10
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
offoffcross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:23AM
2.07
4:45PM
1.94
5:13AM
2.06
5:35PM
1.95
6:01AM
2.03
6:23PM
1.93
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:41AM
0.14
10:59PM
0.08
11:32AM
0.13
11:50PM
0.10
12:21PM
0.14
12:40AM
0.13
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Thu
05
Sunrise--7:07-------7:09-------7:09-----
Sunset-----8:13-------8:10-------8:09--
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
121111------------------
Temp. °C978910118899912131310987101314131212
Feels °C (?)0-1022433333679776589109910
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