Canterbury Surf

Detailed Canterbury surf forecast maps and the latest eyeball surf report from local surfers in the region. Near-shore swell is shown on the map together with the surf forecast rating for spots in Canterbury. Find the best places to surf in offshore conditions by selecting the wind option on the forecast map. Windsurfers and kite surfers can also use this option to find more favorable cross-shore conditions in Canterbury. Our local Wavefinder indicates where some of the best conditions are likely to be found in Canterbury over the next 7 days. Surf photos from Canterbury and reviews of the best spots and surfing conditions have been provided by local surfers.

Canterbury Surf Forecast

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Canterbury Surf Forecast map for predicting the best wave and wind conditions across the region. For surfers, the map shows the most powerful swell tracking across near-shore open water and not the peak waves experienced by boats out at sea. Move your mouse over the ocean swell symbols or the surf breaks on the coastline to see a more detailed surf forecast including wave period and wind conditions. The forecast updates every 6 hours and most live weather reports update every hour. You can animate the Canterbury Surf map or show live wind and wave conditions as reported from wavebuoys and local weather stations. Surf breaks shown along the Canterbury coastline are also listed below.

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Canterbury Wavefinder

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	Monday 07			Tuesday 08			Wednesday 09			Thursday 10			Friday 11			Saturday 12			Sunday 13			Mon
	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Amberley Beach Canterbury	Fields Canterbury	Le Bons Bay Canterbury	Amberley Beach Canterbury	Fields Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay Canterbury	Fields Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury
Rating	2	1	1	1	0	4	3	3	2	1	1	2	2	2	1	1	1	2	3	3	3	1
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.4 ENE	0.7 E	0.7 ENE	1.0 NE	0.2 E	2.5 S	2.1 S	1.7 S	1.2 S	0.6 S	0.9 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 S	0.6 SSW	0.5 SSW	1.2 S	0.7 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.1 SSW	0.8 SSW
Period(s) (?)	8	8	8	7	13	10	9	10	8	8	8	13	13	13	14	14	6	14	16	15	14	11
Energy(?)	224	58	58	105	14	1420	758	527	200	43	101	204	229	219	154	113	120	213	882	669	529	153
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	glass	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off
High Tide / height (m)	12:00PM	12:42PM	1:09AM		1:27PM	1:52AM	12:35PM	1:38PM	2:00AM		3:05PM			3:43PM		3:56AM	3:41PM			2:24PM	2:34AM 11:56PM
Low Tide / height (m)			6:48PM	7:00AM		7:35PM	8:07AM		7:43PM	8:56AM		9:08PM	8:21AM		9:56PM	10:09AM		9:50PM	8:00AM		8:53PM	8:09AM
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	some clouds	some clouds	light rain	some clouds	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	17	21	17	13	13	12	13	14	13	14	15	12	15	16	14	13	13	12	12	13	14	20
Low °C	16	17	14	9	12	8	11	13	11	11	13	12	13	14	13	13	12	11	12	12	13	17
Chill °C (?)	17	21	16	11	10	9	12	13	12	13	14	10	15	16	14	11	12	12	10	11	13	20
Sunrise	6:50	-	-	6:50	-	-	6:52	-	-	6:52	-	-	6:56	-	-	6:56	-	-	6:58	-	-	6:58
Sunset	-	6:08	-	-	6:07	-	-	6:04	-	-	6:02	-	-	6:01	-	-	5:59	-	-	5:57	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.4 ENE	0.7 E	0.7 ENE	1.0 NE	0.3 SSE	1.8 S	2.1 S	1.7 S	1.2 S	0.6 S	0.9 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 S	0.6 NE	0.5 NE	1.2 S	1.0 S	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.1 SSW	0.8 NE
Period (s)	8	8	8	7	8	10	9	10	8	8	8	13	13	13	6	6	6	7	16	15	14	6
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.6 S	0.1 SE	0.3 SSE	0.6 SSW	0.2 E	0.4 E	0.4 ENE	0.4 E	0.4 SSW	0.2 SSE	0.5 S	0.5 S	0.4 SSE	0.2 ENE	0.6 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.5 NE	0.7 SSW	0.2 ENE	0.2 ENE	0.5 NE	0.8 SSW
Period (s)	8	8	8	15	13	12	11	11	15	14	14	8	7	4	14	14	7	14	9	10	5	11
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	0.3 NW	0.4 N	0.9 NW	1.3 SW	2.5 S	-	0.2 NNE	0.5 N	-	-	0.5 NE	-	-	-	0.9 S	-	-	0.5 NNE	0.8 NNE	-	0.4 NW
Period (s)	-	2	3	5	5	10	-	10	3	-	-	4	-	-	-	4	-	-	3	4	-	3

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	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Amberley Beach Canterbury	Amberley Beach Canterbury	Eddies South Shore Canterbury	Fields Canterbury	Fields Canterbury	Fields Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Canterbury	Le Bons Bay Canterbury	Amberley Beach Canterbury	Amberley Beach Canterbury	Gore Bay Canterbury	Smithfield Canterbury	Fields Canterbury	Kairaki Beach Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury
Rating	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	3	4	4	4	3	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.4 ENE	0.7 ENE	0.7 E	0.6 ENE	0.8 ENE	0.7 ENE	0.3 SSE	0.6 SSW	1.0 NE	0.3 ENE	0.2 E	2.0 S	2.2 S	2.5 S	2.5 SSW	3.0 SSW	2.1 S	1.9 SSW
Period(s) (?)	8	8	8	8	8	8	16	15	7	14	13	8	8	10	10	10	9	9
Energy(?)	224	62	58	49	77	58	51	179	105	36	14	559	682	1420	1287	1631	758	653
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	glass	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	off
Tide State(?)	-	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow
High Tide / height (m)			12:42PM 1.81				1:02AM 1.77				1:33PM 1.79				1:58AM 1.89
Low Tide / height (m)					6:43PM 0.23				6:40AM 0.29				6:29PM 0.66				7:27AM 0.29
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	cloudy	clear	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	clear	cloudy	cloudy	light rain	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	16	20	21	18	16	17	15	15	13	10	13	12	9	10	9	9	11	13
Chill °C (?)	16	20	21	18	15	16	14	13	11	5	10	9	6	8	7	8	9	12
Sunrise	6:50	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:50	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:52	-
Sunset	-	-	-	6:08	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:06	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.4 ENE	0.7 ENE	0.7 E	0.6 ENE	0.8 ENE	0.7 ENE	0.6 ENE	0.8 ENE	1.0 NE	0.3 ENE	0.3 SSE	0.4 ENE	0.9 SSE	1.8 S	0.5 SSE	2.4 SSW	2.1 S	1.9 SSW
Period (s)	8	8	8	8	8	8	7	7	7	8	8	13	8	10	11	10	9	9
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.6 S	0.2 SSE	0.1 SE	0.1 S	0.3 SSE	0.3 SSE	0.3 SSE	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.2 E	0.2 E	0.2 SSE	0.2 E	0.4 E	0.3 E	0.5 E	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE
Period (s)	8	8	8	8	8	8	16	15	15	14	13	16	13	12	12	12	11	11
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	0.3 NW	0.6 NNW	0.4 NNW	0.4 N	0.4 NNE	1.1 N	0.9 NW	1.9 SW	1.3 SW	2.0 S	2.2 S	2.5 S	2.5 SSW	3.0 SSW	-	0.1 NE
Period (s)	-	-	2	3	3	3	3	5	5	5	5	8	8	10	10	10	-	8