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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	Sun		Monday 29			Tuesday 30			Wednesday 01			Thursday 02			Friday 03			Sat
	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	2	2	3	3	4	3	3	3	2	2	2	4	5	4	4	5	5	5
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.8 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.8 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.2 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.7 ENE	1.4 NE	0.6 ENE	0.7 ENE	0.5 NE	2.0 ENE	2.1 ENE	1.4 ENE	1.6 ENE	1.7 S	1.5 SSE	1.8 SSE
Period(s) (?)	8	13	12	13	13	13	8	8	8	7	10	13	12	12	12	18	18	16
Energy(?)	90	98	205	345	523	298	356	232	45	47	54	1380	1258	569	660	1789	1447	1697
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	glass
High Tide / height (m)	6:55AM		7:23PM	7:45AM		8:14PM	8:15AM		9:09PM	9:33AM		10:05PM	10:30AM	7:23PM	11:01PM	11:26AM		11:56PM
Low Tide / height (m)		1:10PM	1:49AM		2:00PM	2:41AM	12:50PM	3:28PM 1:49PM		3:33AM	3:30PM		4:25AM	4:40PM		5:18AM	5:36PM
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	heavy rain	some clouds	clear	clear	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	11	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	14	14	12	13	13	12	15	15	12	12	12	10	10	12	10	11	12	10
Low °C	13	12	11	12	12	11	11	12	11	11	11	9	10	10	9	11	11	8
Chill °C (?)	13	13	11	13	12	10	15	15	11	10	10	6	7	10	8	9	10	10
Sunrise	7:16	-	-	7:18	-	-	7:18	-	-	7:18	-	-	7:20	-	-	7:22	-	-
Sunset	-	5:31	-	-	5:31	-	-	5:29	-	-	5:29	-	-	5:28	-	-	5:25	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.8 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.9 NE	1.0 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.4 NE	1.7 ENE	1.4 NE	0.6 ENE	0.7 ENE	0.8 ENE	2.0 ENE	2.1 ENE	1.4 ENE	1.6 ENE	1.7 SSW	1.5 SSE	1.8 SSE
Period (s)	8	8	6	13	13	6	8	8	8	7	6	13	12	12	12	9	18	16
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.4 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.8 ENE	0.8 ENE	0.5 E	0.9 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.1 S	0.2 S	0.5 NE	0.2 SSW	-	0.3 SSE	1.0 S	1.7 S	1.0 E	0.8 E
Period (s)	14	13	10	10	10	13	13	12	10	9	10	16	-	18	16	18	11	11
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.1 NE	0.3 NE	1.1 NE	-	0.5 NE	1.7 NE	-	-	0.1 NW	0.2 WSW	0.2 SSW	1.2 S	2.5 SSW	1.6 S	1.8 SSW	2.1 SSW	1.1 S	-
Period (s)	3	2	6	-	6	7	-	-	2	2	2	5	8	7	7	9	9	-

	Sunday 28	Monday 29	Tuesday 30
	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	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.8 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.0 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.6 NE	1.6 NE	1.7 ENE	1.6 NE
Period(s) (?)	8	13	13	13	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	7	8	8	8
Energy(?)	90	70	98	242	202	205	298	298	345	444	523	444	378	298	247	291	356	322
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	glass
Tide State(?)	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	mid-ebb
High Tide / height (m)	6:55AM 1.58				7:23PM 1.73				7:45AM 1.57				8:14PM 1.73				8:37AM 1.58
Low Tide / height (m)			1:10PM 0.41				1:30AM 0.46				1:42PM 0.42				2:41AM 0.42
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	13	14	14	12	12	12	10	10	12	13	13	11	12	12	11	11	11	15
Chill °C (?)	12	13	13	10	11	12	10	9	12	13	12	9	10	11	10	10	10	15
Sunrise	7:16	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:18	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:18	-
Sunset	-	-	5:31	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:31	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.8 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.9 NE	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.4 NE	1.6 NE	1.6 NE	1.7 ENE	1.6 NE
Period (s)	8	8	8	13	12	6	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	6	7	8	8	8
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.7 ENE	0.8 ENE	0.8 ENE	0.5 ENE	0.8 NE	0.8 ENE	0.8 ENE	0.5 E	0.8 ENE	0.7 ENE	0.9 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.5 SSW
Period (s)	14	13	13	11	11	10	10	6	10	10	10	10	10	13	13	13	13	12
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.1 NE	0.1 NE	0.3 NE	0.4 NE	0.6 NE	1.1 NE	-	0.2 WSW	-	-	0.5 NE	0.6 NE	0.9 NE	1.7 NE	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	3	3	2	3	5	6	-	2	-	-	6	6	6	7	-	-	-	-