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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	Mon		Tuesday 30			Wednesday 01			Thursday 02			Friday 03			Saturday 04			Sun
	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury
Rating	4	3	3	3	2	2	2	4	5	4	4	5	6	6	5	5	5	6
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.2 SSW	1.9 NE	1.7 ENE	1.4 ENE	0.6 ENE	0.9 NE	1.0 NE	2.0 ENE	1.9 ENE	1.7 ENE	2.0 SSW	1.3 SSE	3.0 SSE	3.0 S	1.7 SSE	2.1 S	1.6 SE	2.5 SSE
Period(s) (?)	13	7	8	8	7	6	14	13	12	12	10	19	17	14	14	13	17	18
Energy(?)	523	331	348	236	40	59	384	1269	1013	824	763	1111	5016	4200	1038	1420	1467	4423
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	cross- off	off	glass	glass	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	glass	off	cross- on	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off
High Tide / height (m)		8:14PM	8:37AM		9:09PM	9:33AM		10:05PM	10:30AM 8:14PM	9:01PM	11:28PM	11:54AM		11:56PM		12:22PM	12:50AM
Low Tide / height (m)		2:41AM 2:00PM		2:52PM		3:33AM	3:46PM		4:25AM	5:19PM		5:47AM	5:36PM		6:10AM 2:41AM		6:31PM	7:03AM
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	mod. rain	rain shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	6	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	13	12	15	15	13	12	11	8	11	11	10	12	12	10	11	10	9	12
Low °C	12	11	12	12	9	12	9	7	8	10	8	7	10	9	8	10	8	9
Chill °C (?)	12	10	15	15	13	11	8	4	9	10	10	12	11	10	9	8	7	11
Sunrise	-	-	7:18	-	-	7:18	-	-	7:20	-	-	7:22	-	-	7:22	-	-	7:22
Sunset	5:31	-	-	5:29	-	-	5:29	-	-	5:27	-	-	5:27	-	-	5:23	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.2 SSW	1.5 NE	1.7 ENE	1.4 ENE	0.6 ENE	0.9 NE	1.0 NE	2.0 ENE	1.9 ENE	1.7 ENE	2.0 SSW	1.3 SSE	3.0 SSE	3.0 S	1.7 SSE	2.1 S	1.6 SE	2.5 SSE
Period (s)	13	7	8	8	7	6	14	13	12	12	10	19	17	14	14	13	17	18
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.5 E	0.9 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.1 S	0.3 S	0.7 ENE	0.3 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.7 SSW	1.2 S	0.8 E	0.8 E	0.6 E	0.5 E	0.5 E	0.2 E	0.3 E
Period (s)	10	13	13	12	10	9	6	16	15	17	14	11	11	11	10	10	10	10
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.6 ENE	1.9 NE	-	-	0.1 NW	0.1 SW	0.7 SSW	2.3 S	1.3 S	1.9 SSW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	5	7	-	-	2	2	3	7	6	8	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury
Rating	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.2 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.9 NE	1.8 NE	1.8 NE	1.7 ENE	1.5 ENE	1.4 ENE	0.9 ENE	0.7 ENE	0.6 ENE	1.0 NE	0.9 NE	0.9 NE	0.8 ENE	1.0 NE	1.5 NE
Period(s) (?)	13	13	13	7	8	8	8	8	8	7	8	7	7	6	6	6	14	13
Energy(?)	523	444	378	331	368	388	348	292	236	68	55	40	93	59	59	54	384	780
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	glass	glass	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
Tide State(?)	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low
High Tide / height (m)			8:14PM 1.73				8:37AM 1.58					9:38PM 2.22				9:33AM 1.61
Low Tide / height (m)	1:42PM 0.42				2:41AM 0.42				2:52PM 0.37	3:35PM 0.31				3:33AM 0.38				3:46PM 0.31
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	light rain	light rain
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	5
Temp. °C	13	11	12	12	11	11	12	15	15	14	13	12	12	12	12	12	11	9
Chill °C (?)	12	9	10	11	10	10	12	15	15	14	13	12	11	11	11	10	8	5
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:18	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:18	-	-	-
Sunset	5:31	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:29	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:29	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.2 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.5 NE	1.8 NE	1.8 NE	1.7 ENE	1.5 ENE	1.4 ENE	0.9 ENE	0.7 ENE	0.6 ENE	1.0 NE	0.9 NE	0.9 NE	0.8 ENE	1.0 NE	1.5 NE
Period (s)	13	13	13	7	8	8	8	8	8	7	8	7	7	6	6	6	14	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.5 E	0.8 ENE	0.7 ENE	0.9 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.2 S	0.1 S	0.1 S	0.4 SSW	0.4 S	0.3 S	0.3 S	0.7 ENE	0.4 ENE
Period (s)	10	10	10	13	13	13	13	12	12	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	6	6
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.6 ENE	0.9 NE	1.2 NE	1.9 NE	-	-	-	-	-	1.0 NE	-	0.1 NW	-	-	0.1 SW	0.2 WSW	0.7 SSW	1.9 SSW
Period (s)	5	6	6	7	-	-	-	-	-	7	-	2	-	-	2	2	3	6