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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	Tuesday 01			Wednesday 02			Thursday 03			Friday 04			Saturday 05			Sunday 06			Monday 07			Tue
	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	Fields Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Amberley Beach Canterbury	Amberley Beach Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Le Bons Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Fields Canterbury	Amberley Beach Canterbury
Rating	1	1	4	4	4	3	2	3	3	2	2	3	3	3	4	2	2	2	2	2	1	0
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.5 S	0.6 S	1.8 S	2.0 S	1.9 S	1.6 S	1.2 S	2.3 NE	2.1 ENE	1.4 ENE	2.3 NE	2.2 ENE	1.9 ENE	1.8 ENE	1.7 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.5 ENE	1.4 ENE	1.4 ENE	0.9 ENE	0.7 ENE
Period(s) (?)	10	18	16	16	15	14	13	8	8	8	9	9	10	10	14	11	11	7	8	8	7	7
Energy(?)	50	224	1730	1909	1550	998	488	574	519	275	834	838	711	687	1172	383	245	229	232	251	91	57
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)	7:39AM		7:01PM	7:28AM		8:02PM	8:30AM		9:27PM	9:55AM		10:14PM	10:43AM 7:01PM		11:20PM	11:48AM		12:02AM			12:56AM
Low Tide / height (m)		1:48PM	1:25AM		1:48PM	2:28AM 12:49PM		2:50PM	3:50AM		3:53PM		4:35AM	4:56PM		5:35AM	5:55PM		9:42AM 11:14PM			9:01AM
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	light rain	cloudy	light rain	clear	some clouds	some clouds	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	4	-	-	-	3	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	15	16	14	14	15	15	17	15	17	22	18	18	13	13	14	15	16	14	16	16	17	16
Low °C	14	14	13	14	15	14	15	15	16	20	17	13	13	13	12	14	15	13	15	16	15	15
Chill °C (?)	14	16	13	13	14	14	16	14	16	22	17	18	12	13	13	14	16	13	16	15	16	14
Sunrise	7:41	-	-	7:43	-	-	7:46	-	-	7:47	-	-	7:48	-	-	7:48	-	-	7:50	-	-	7:52
Sunset	-	7:20	-	-	7:17	-	-	7:15	-	-	7:14	-	-	7:12	-	-	7:09	-	-	7:07	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.5 S	0.8 SSW	1.8 S	2.0 S	1.9 S	1.6 S	1.2 S	0.9 S	1.3 ENE	1.4 ENE	0.5 SSW	2.2 ENE	1.9 ENE	2.0 S	1.7 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.5 ENE	1.4 ENE	1.4 ENE	0.9 ENE	0.7 ENE
Period (s)	10	10	16	16	15	14	13	12	8	8	15	9	10	9	14	11	11	7	8	8	7	7
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.5 E	0.6 S	1.1 SSW	0.3 ENE	0.8 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SE	0.2 SSE	0.3 S	0.4 SSW	0.3 SSW	1.8 ENE	0.9 ENE	0.9 NE	1.0 ENE	0.8 SSW	0.6 S	0.6 S	0.3 SSE	0.1 SE
Period (s)	5	18	14	9	16	15	13	14	12	11	11	15	14	10	11	5	6	10	10	10	10	15
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.3 SSW	-	0.3 ENE	0.7 ENE	0.9 ENE	1.6 ENE	1.7 ENE	2.3 NE	2.1 ENE	0.3 NNW	2.3 NE	0.5 W	1.6 S	-	0.5 NE	1.0 NE	1.3 ENE	-	-	-	0.2 N	0.3 N
Period (s)	3	-	8	4	4	6	6	8	8	3	9	3	7	-	3	5	6	-	-	-	2	3

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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	Fields Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Stony Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay Canterbury	Jacks Point Canterbury
Rating	1	1	1	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	2	2
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.5 S	0.8 SSW	0.6 S	1.0 S	1.5 S	1.8 S	1.9 S	2.0 S	2.0 S	2.0 S	1.9 S	1.8 S	1.7 S	1.6 S	1.4 S	1.3 S	1.2 S	1.5 ENE
Period(s) (?)	10	10	18	18	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	14	14	13	13	13	7
Energy(?)	50	131	224	607	1201	1730	1840	1963	1909	1860	1550	1354	1175	998	683	581	488	217
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	glass
Tide State(?)	high	mid-ebb	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb
High Tide / height (m)	7:39AM 1.89				7:01PM 2.09				7:49AM 1.92				8:02PM 2.03				8:30AM 1.86
Low Tide / height (m)							1:25AM 0.08				1:48PM 0.07				2:28AM 0.16
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	clear	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	light rain	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-
Temp. °C	14	16	16	14	13	14	13	13	14	14	15	15	15	15	14	14	15	15
Chill °C (?)	13	16	16	13	12	13	12	11	13	12	14	14	14	13	12	12	14	15
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:43	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:46	-
Sunset	-	-	-	7:20	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:17	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.5 S	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	1.0 S	1.5 S	1.8 S	1.9 S	2.0 S	2.0 S	2.0 S	1.9 S	1.8 S	1.7 S	1.6 S	1.4 S	1.3 S	1.2 S	0.8 E
Period (s)	10	10	10	18	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	14	14	13	13	13	7
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.5 E	0.5 NE	0.6 S	0.8 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.1 SSW	0.3 ENE	1.3 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.5 SE
Period (s)	5	5	18	10	13	14	13	13	9	16	16	15	15	15	14	14	13	13
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.3 SSW	0.2 S	-	0.3 E	0.3 ENE	0.3 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.6 E	0.7 ENE	0.9 ENE	0.9 ENE	1.2 ENE	1.5 ENE	1.6 ENE	1.4 ENE	1.4 ENE	1.7 ENE	1.5 ENE
Period (s)	3	2	-	5	8	8	8	4	4	4	4	5	6	6	6	6	6	7