Amberley Beach surf break

Amberley Beach surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Saturday 23 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 1.4°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: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 23). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 May)0.5ft (0.2m)12s
Afternoon (23 May)0.5ft (0.2m)14s
Evening (23 May)1.5ft (0.4m)16s

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 Sat afternoon, min 8°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tue
26
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
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
13
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
14
0.4
SE
16
0.5
SE
16
0.6
SSE
16
0.5
SE
16
0.4
SSE
16
0.4
SSE
16
0.5
SE
17
0.6
SSE
17
0.6
SSE
17
0.6
SSE
17
0.6
SSE
16
0.6
SSE
16
0.6
SSE
14
0.6
SSE
14
0.6
SSE
13
0.6
SSE
13
0.5
SE
13
0.5
SE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
17
15
14
14
18
40
67
125
164
121
103
105
135
186
184
184
177
160
138
123
116
113
78
74
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
NW
5
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
NNW
5
NNW
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
10
NNE
5
N
5
NW
5
NW
5
WNW
0
N
5
SE
5
N
10
W
10
WNW
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
off
High Tide
10:18AM1.91m
10:48PM2.02m
11:18AM1.87m
11:45PM1.95m
12:15PM1.84m
Low Tide
4:10AM0.10m
4:30PM0.11m
5:06AM0.13m
5:27PM0.18m
6:00AM0.17m
6:22PM0.24m
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:41
7:43
7:43
7:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:07
5:07
5:06
5:06
Temp °C
12
10
12
12
14
14
12
11
9
9
9
11
12
10
9
9
8
9
9
12
14
12
10
11
10
8
11
10
11
11
9
8
6
7
7
9
9
7
6
7
6
7
7
11
12
10
7
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.3
ENE
5
0.3
ENE
5
0.2
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
14
0.4
SE
16
0.5
SE
16
0.6
SSE
16
0.5
SE
16
0.4
SSE
16
0.4
SSE
16
0.5
SE
17
0.6
SSE
17
0.6
SSE
17
0.6
SSE
17
0.6
SSE
16
0.6
SSE
16
0.6
SSE
14
0.6
SSE
14
0.6
SSE
13
0.6
SSE
13
0.5
SE
13
0.5
SE
12
Energy kJ
10
9
5
4
18
40
67
125
164
121
103
105
135
186
184
184
177
160
138
123
116
113
78
74
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
13
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
ENE
4
0.2
ENE
12
0.2
ENE
12
0.2
ENE
11
0.2
ENE
11
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.8
S
11
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
11
0.5
NE
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
Energy kJ
17
15
14
14
2
14
13
12
11
10
10
10
143
9
12
10
9
8
35
35
34
34
33
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
11
0.2
SSE
4
0.1
NE
6
0.1
E
12
0.2
ENE
12
0.1
E
12
0.2
ENE
12
0.2
ENE
11
0.2
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
11
0.3
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
4
0.3
ENE
4
0.3
ENE
5
0.3
ENE
5
0.2
ENE
5
Energy kJ
2
1
1
3
14
3
15
13
8
23
21
35
4
4
5
5
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
4
0.2
E
4
0.2
E
5
0.6
ENE
3
0.6
NE
4
0.6
ENE
4
0.8
NE
5
Energy kJ
2
1
2
6
12
13
31
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
29
29
29
72
57
57
9
9
9
0
0
9
9
9
9
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
7
5
5
4
6
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
7
6
5
5
6
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
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