Amberley, New Zealand

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Amberly, State Highway 1
Amberley, the nearest town, 14 km away. Photo: Ulrich Lange, Bochum, Germany, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Amberley

Amberley is a town in Canterbury Region, New Zealand. From Amberley you can reach 1 surf spot. The nearest is Waikuku Beach, a surf spot 14 km from the centre. Overture lists 3 places to stay within 2 km of the centre.

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Staying in Amberley

  • 3 places to stay within 2 km of the centre (Overture places)

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Where it is

Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for intermediates: green on a good day. The dashed circle is 20 km from Amberley.

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Surf within 20 km

The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for the level each spot suits. Pick your level for the days that suit you. 1 spot stays in another town: within your drive, it counts for Amberley too.

Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.

Surf spots within 20 km of Amberley: Sun 18 Oct to Sat 24 Oct
SpotSun 18Mon 19Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24
Waikuku Beach14.3 kmabout 25 min by car1 ft8 kJwind from the east-north-east, 11 knots, too small1 ft1 kJwind from the south-south-west, 5 knots, too small<1 ft1 kJwind from the north-east, 4 knots, too small1 ft2 kJwind from the south-west, 4 knots, too small1 ft1 kJwind from the west-north-west, 5 knots, offshore, too small1 ft1 kJwind from the east-north-east, 8 knots, too small1 ft2 kJwind from the south, 3 knots, too small
All readings for Waikuku Beach: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Waikuku Beach, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct7, too small1 ft5 smushy8kJwind from the east-north-east, 11 knots13°C
Mon 19Oct5, too small1 ft4 smushy1kJwind from the south-south-west, 5 knots14°C
Tue 20Oct3, too smallunder 1 ft4 s1kJwind from the north-east, 4 knots13°C
Wed 21Oct4, too small1 ft5 smushy2kJwind from the south-west, 4 knots15°C
Thu 22Oct6, too small1 ft3 smushy1kJwind from the west-north-west, 5 knots, offshore19°C
Fri 23Oct3, too small1 ft3 smushy1kJwind from the east-north-east, 8 knots15°C
Sat 24Oct7, too small1 ft4 smushy2kJwind from the south, 3 knots16°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Amberley, to spots that land joins: none across a bay or on another island. A drive marked "about" is our estimate: the straight line times 1.8 minutes a km, measured on the drives we have routed (half of those come within 21% of the routed time).

Places to eat near Amberley

Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation. Credits