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Amberley Beach surf break

Amberley Beach surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Saturday 14 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
16.6° C
 (Which is 2.2°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 9AM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am March 14). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Mar)3ft (0.9m)14s
Afternoon (14 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)13s
Evening (14 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)12s

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

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16 DaysHourly
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Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tue
17
4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.7
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.8
SSE
0.8
E
0.9
E
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.6
E
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
Period(s) (?)1414131313131212129991799181717171717121616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)38429925724619514213398948062623851171211211191191161161131006463
Wind
(km/h)
20
SW
15
SW
10
W
15
E
20
E
25
ENE
10
NNE
10
NNW
10
WNW
10
W
10
WSW
5
SE
20
SE
15
E
10
ENE
10
NNE
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
5
S
10
E
10
ENE
15
NE
10
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		oncross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
off		offoffcross-
off		cross-
on		ononcross-
on		crossoffoffoffglassoncross-
on		cross-
on		cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:55AM
1.72
2:14PM
1.62
2:39AM
1.76
2:57PM
1.65
3:21AM
1.80
3:39PM
1.70
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:00AM
0.48
8:12PM
0.42
8:45AM
0.44
8:56PM
0.37
9:29AM
0.38
9:42PM
0.31
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tue
17
Sunrise--7:22-------7:24-------7:24-----
Sunset-----7:52-------7:51-------7:49--
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C131314161615141211111418171514131111141919171413
Feels °C (?)10101213121112109812161313131298121716151111
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