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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	Sunday 24			Monday 25			Tuesday 26			Wednesday 27			Thursday 28			Friday 29			Saturday 30			Sun
	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	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Fields Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay Canterbury	Fields Canterbury	Eddies South Shore Canterbury	Motunau Beach Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury
Rating	4	4	3	2	2	3	4	4	5	4	3	2	1	1	2	4	3	4	4	4	4	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.1 S	1.8 S	1.4 S	1.2 S	1.1 S	1.6 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.9 SSW	2.5 S	2.0 S	1.6 S	1.2 SSW	0.6 S	0.9 S	2.0 S	3.0 S	1.9 SSE	2.3 S	2.0 S	2.3 S	2.1 S	1.7 S
Period(s) (?)	13	13	12	12	11	13	14	15	17	14	13	11	10	12	7	11	11	11	11	14	14	11
Energy(?)	1584	1070	584	390	313	849	1325	1619	3960	1715	892	376	73	216	411	2055	961	1246	1024	2095	1797	713
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	glass	cross- off	off	glass	glass
High Tide / height (m)	11:55AM		12:23AM	12:43PM	11:55AM	1:11AM		2:06PM	1:39AM		1:56PM	2:21AM		2:53PM	3:02AM		3:18PM	12:23AM		2:36PM	2:40AM
Low Tide / height (m)		6:07PM		6:24AM	6:52PM		7:51AM		7:16PM	7:55AM	5:50PM	7:57PM	8:40AM		8:37PM	9:04AM		9:38PM	9:30AM	7:28PM		9:56AM
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	light rain	light rain	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	12	13	14	17	18	16	16	14	13	17	17	17	24	22	11	12	12	9	12	14	13	15
Low °C	11	12	13	16	18	13	16	13	12	16	16	15	22	13	10	11	11	8	11	14	11	13
Chill °C (?)	10	11	13	17	18	16	16	12	11	17	16	17	24	22	9	11	10	8	10	13	12	15
Sunrise	5:43	-	-	5:45	-	-	5:43	-	-	5:41	-	-	5:43	-	-	5:43	-	-	5:41	-	-	5:39
Sunset	-	8:44	-	-	8:46	-	-	8:45	-	-	8:47	-	-	8:49	-	-	8:47	-	-	8:52	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.1 S	1.8 S	1.4 S	1.2 S	1.1 S	1.6 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.9 SSW	2.5 S	2.0 S	1.6 S	1.2 SSW	0.6 S	0.9 S	0.2 E	0.6 SSE	1.9 SSE	2.3 S	2.0 S	2.3 S	2.1 S	1.7 S
Period (s)	13	13	12	12	11	13	14	15	17	14	13	11	10	12	11	13	11	11	11	14	14	11
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.5 NE	0.4 ENE	0.7 NNE	0.3 NE	0.3 ENE	0.6 NE	0.3 ENE	0.1 NE	-	0.4 NE	0.2 ENE	0.3 NE	0.4 NE	0.6 NE	0.1 NE	0.1 E	0.1 NE	1.2 S	1.1 S	0.1 NE	0.1 NE	0.5 NE
Period (s)	9	10	5	6	9	6	10	13	-	4	12	11	5	6	7	11	10	14	14	10	10	5
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	0.8 NNE	-	-	0.6 E	-	-	0.4 ENE	0.6 NE	-	0.4 NE	0.4 NE	0.1 NW	-	2.0 S	3.0 S	1.0 SE	-	-	-	1.0 NNE	-
Period (s)	-	4	-	-	3	-	-	9	4	-	5	3	2	-	7	11	13	-	-	-	4	-

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	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Fields Canterbury	Fields Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Canterbury
Rating	4	4	4	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.1 S	1.9 S	1.8 S	1.7 S	1.5 S	1.4 S	0.9 SSE	0.9 SSE	1.2 S	1.1 S	1.1 S	1.3 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.8 SSW
Period(s) (?)	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	12	13	13	14	14	14	14
Energy(?)	1584	1264	1070	883	679	584	213	206	390	324	313	528	623	849	1030	1223	1325	1382
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- on	glass	cross- off	cross- off
Tide State(?)	-	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	mid-flow
High Tide / height (m)		11:55AM 1.72				12:23AM 1.62				12:43PM 1.68
Low Tide / height (m)				6:07PM 0.36								6:34PM 0.38				6:52AM 0.41
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	11	12	13	12	13	14	9	10	16	16	18	18	15	16	13	13	16	15
Chill °C (?)	9	10	11	10	12	13	7	9	16	16	18	18	15	16	12	13	16	14
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:46	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:43	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	8:44	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:46	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.1 S	1.9 S	1.8 S	1.7 S	1.5 S	1.4 S	0.9 SSE	0.9 SSE	1.2 S	1.1 S	1.1 S	1.3 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.8 SSW
Period (s)	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	12	13	13	14	14	14	14
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.5 NE	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.7 NNE	0.5 NE	0.4 NE	0.3 NE	0.5 NE	0.3 ENE	0.3 ENE	0.6 NE	0.6 NE	0.2 E	0.3 ENE	0.3 ENE	0.4 NE
Period (s)	9	10	10	10	10	5	6	5	6	6	9	9	6	6	10	10	10	6
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	0.6 NNE	0.8 NNE	0.9 NNE	0.8 NNE	-	0.3 NW	0.2 WNW	-	-	0.6 E	0.8 ENE	0.6 NE	-	0.5 W	0.5 W	-	-
Period (s)	-	4	4	5	5	-	2	2	-	-	3	4	6	-	3	3	-	-