Amberley Beach surf break

Amberley Beach surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Tuesday 19 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
12.7° C
(Which is 1.5°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 5AM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm May 19). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 May)0.5ft (0.2m)10s
Afternoon (20 May)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Evening (20 May)1ft (0.3m)5s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 7°C on Tue night). Mainly strong winds.

Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
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
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.4
ENE
5
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.4
NE
5
0.3
ENE
5
0.4
NE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.9
NNE
4
0.4
ENE
4
0.2
ENE
8
0.8
SSE
4
0.7
SSE
4
0.4
SE
4
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
13
0.8
ENE
4
0.9
NE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8
8
8
8
7
7
7
7
5
17
13
3
3
28
8
6
25
21
6
9
10
17
18
31
Wind (km/h)
5
NNE
5
NNW
5
NW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
NNE
5
ENE
10
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
N
20
N
30
NNW
40
NNW
20
WNW
0
E
5
N
10
NE
10
NNE
15
NE
15
NE
20
NE
20
ENE
10
NE
cross-off
glassy
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
6:49PM2.22m
7:15AM2.00m
7:49PM2.19m
8:16AM1.98m
8:49PM2.15m
9:17AM1.94m
Low Tide
1:16AM0.04m
1:34PM-0.01m
2:15AM0.05m
2:33PM0.02m
3:13AM0.07m
3:32PM0.06m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:39
7:39
7:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:09
5:08
5:08
Temp °C
8
7
7
7
7
12
14
13
12
11
12
12
17
19
20
10
10
11
10
10
10
11
12
11
6
5
4
4
3
9
11
9
6
5
7
7
11
11
15
9
8
8
7
6
6
7
8
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ENE
4
0.3
ENE
4
0.3
ENE
4
0.4
ENE
5
0.3
ENE
5
0.3
ENE
5
0.3
ENE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.3
ENE
5
0.4
NE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
13
0.2
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
4
0.2
ENE
8
0.4
SE
4
0.4
SE
4
0.4
SE
4
0.4
SE
4
0.3
SE
4
0.2
SSE
13
0.2
SSE
13
0.2
SSE
14
Energy kJ
3
4
4
7
4
5
6
7
5
17
13
1
3
6
8
6
4
7
6
4
2
17
17
18
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
ENE
7
0.1
E
13
0.2
E
5
0.1
E
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
E
12
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
NNE
4
0.2
ENE
6
0.2
ENE
6
0.2
ENE
6
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.1
E
12
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
5
Energy kJ
8
8
8
8
7
7
7
6
5
3
2
3
3
3
6
2
3
3
3
9
10
3
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
9
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
SE
11
0.1
E
12
0.2
N
4
0.2
ENE
8
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
10
0.2
ENE
6
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
Energy kJ
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
2
3
2
2
4
3
1
6
5
4
3
3
3
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NNE
3
0.5
NNW
3
0.7
NNW
4
0.6
N
4
0.6
NNE
3
0.9
NNE
4
0.9
NNE
4
0.6
NNW
4
0.3
S
2
0.8
SSE
4
0.7
SSE
4
0.2
ENE
6
0.5
ENE
3
0.8
ENE
4
0.9
NE
5
Energy kJ
1
5
13
9
9
21
28
10
1
25
21
3
5
18
31
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
Distance (km)
72
29
72
153
72
153
72
72
68
153
114
125
216
216
36
57
42
57
75
75
72
75
72
72
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
6
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
4
5
4
5
5
6
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