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.

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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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	Wed	Thursday 30			Friday 31			Saturday 01			Sunday 02			Monday 03			Tuesday 04			Wednesday 05
	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay Canterbury	Amberley Beach Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Canterbury	Fields Canterbury	Fields Canterbury	Amberley Beach Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Stony Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury
Rating	2	2	3	3	0	4	3	3	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	3	4	3	3	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.3 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.3 SSW	0.4 SSE	2.0 SSW	2.0 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.5 S	1.3 S	0.9 S	0.7 SSE	0.6 SSE	0.2 SSE	0.7 SSW	0.7 NE	0.4 SSW	1.3 SSW	2.0 S	1.5 S	1.2 SSW	1.4 S
Period(s) (?)	9	9	12	13	14	13	12	11	11	10	9	9	9	13	12	9	12	14	15	12	12	14
Energy(?)	241	188	312	595	83	1248	1039	878	548	377	235	95	75	24	178	150	93	818	1768	661	438	1245
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	cross	cross- on	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- on	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)	10:52PM 1.49	11:00AM 1.64		12:19AM 1.47	11:48AM 1.68		12:27AM 1.59	12:51PM 1.74		1:14AM 1.69		2:13PM 1.89	2:38AM 1.88		3:12PM 1.92	2:54AM 1.92		3:18PM 1.92	3:47AM 2.02		4:11PM 1.96
Low Tide / height (m)		4:42AM 0.47	5:34PM 0.45		5:29AM 0.41	6:58PM 0.31		6:32AM 0.33		7:04PM 0.30	7:21AM 0.25		8:25PM 0.23	8:47AM 0.19		8:39PM 0.13	8:48AM 0.08		9:30PM 0.06	10:01AM 0.06		10:23PM 0.01
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	9	14	17	11	11	10	9	12	11	9	13	13	11	18	17	15	11	10	9	13	13	13
Low °C	7	12	15	9	11	10	9	11	10	9	12	12	9	14	16	11	10	9	9	11	11	11
Chill °C (?)	6	13	16	9	10	8	9	11	8	7	13	12	10	18	17	14	10	8	9	13	12	11
Sunrise	-	6:13	-	-	6:13	-	-	6:11	-	-	6:09	-	-	6:09	-	-	6:05	-	-	6:05	-	-
Sunset	-	-	8:08	-	-	8:10	-	-	8:12	-	-	8:12	-	-	8:15	-	-	8:15	-	-	8:16	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.3 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.3 SSW	0.4 SSE	2.0 SSW	2.0 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.5 S	1.3 S	0.9 S	0.7 SSE	0.6 SSE	0.2 SSE	0.7 SSW	0.7 NE	0.5 NE	1.3 SSW	2.0 S	1.5 S	1.2 SSW	1.4 S
Period (s)	9	9	12	13	14	13	12	11	11	10	9	9	9	8	12	9	6	14	15	12	12	11
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.3 SE	0.2 ESE	0.4 NE	0.1 NE	-	0.2 NNE	0.1 NE	0.1 NE	0.1 NE	0.9 NE	0.7 NE	0.1 NE	0.3 ENE	0.2 SSE	0.5 NE	0.5 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.6 NNE	0.3 NE	0.4 NE	1.4 S
Period (s)	8	7	5	9	-	9	9	9	9	5	5	9	3	13	7	11	12	9	6	7	6	14
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.4 NNE	0.3 NNE	0.6 NNW	1.1 NNW	0.2 WSW	-	-	-	0.6 NE	-	-	0.4 ENE	0.3 NE	-	-	0.3 NW	-	0.5 NE	-	-	0.8 SSE	-
Period (s)	4	4	3	5	3	-	-	-	3	-	-	5	4	-	-	3	-	6	-	-	4	-

	Wed	Thursday 30								Friday 31								Saturday 01
	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	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 - Hickory Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Fields Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay Canterbury	Gore 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	Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay Canterbury	Amberley Beach Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough 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 - Hickory Bay Canterbury
Rating	2	2	2	1	2	1	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	0	4	4	4	4	4	3	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.2 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.1 SSW	0.6 S	1.2 SSW	0.5 S	1.0 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.8 SSW	0.4 SE	2.0 SSW	2.1 SSW	2.0 SSW	2.0 SSW	2.0 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.7 S
Period(s) (?)	8	9	9	8	10	8	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	12	12	12	12	12	11	11
Energy(?)	222	241	218	60	253	40	312	353	433	536	755	867	857	1058	63	1111	1141	1039	1021	1004	869	736
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	on	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	off
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	low	mid-flow	high
High Tide / height (m)		10:32PM 1.49				11:56AM 1.52				11:39PM 1.52				12:38PM 1.77				12:27AM 1.59				12:51PM 1.74
Low Tide / height (m)				5:37AM 0.40				5:34PM 0.45				6:17AM 0.42				6:19PM 0.39				6:32AM 0.33
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	9	8	8	6	12	16	17	15	12	11	10	9	9	9	10	10	9	9	9	9	10	11
Chill °C (?)	6	6	6	3	11	15	16	14	10	9	8	7	7	7	7	10	9	9	9	8	8	9
Sunrise	-	-	-	6:13	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:11	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:09	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:08	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:10	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.2 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.1 SSW	0.6 S	1.2 SSW	0.5 S	1.0 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.8 SSW	0.4 SE	2.0 SSW	2.1 SSW	2.0 SSW	2.0 SSW	2.0 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.7 S
Period (s)	8	9	9	8	10	8	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	12	12	12	12	12	11	11
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.3 SE	0.3 SE	0.6 NNE	0.3 SE	0.1 SE	0.1 SE	0.4 NE	0.1 SE	0.1 NE	0.1 NE	0.8 N	0.7 N	0.4 N	0.2 N	0.1 E	0.1 NE	0.1 NE	0.1 NE	0.1 NE	0.1 NE	0.1 NE	0.1 NE
Period (s)	7	8	4	7	7	7	5	8	10	9	5	5	4	4	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.8 NNE	0.4 NNE	-	-	0.4 NW	0.4 NW	0.6 NNW	0.9 NNW	1.1 NNW	1.1 NNW	1.0 N	-	0.4 SSW	-	0.6 SE	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	4	4	-	-	3	3	3	5	5	5	5	-	3	-	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

	Wednesday 29	Thursday 30
	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM	1AM	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM	6AM	7AM	8AM	9AM	10AM	11AM	12PM	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Fields Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay Canterbury	Gore 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	Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay Canterbury	Amberley Beach Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough 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 - Hickory Bay Canterbury
Rating	2	2	2	1	2	1	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	0	4	4	4	4	4	3	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.3 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.2 SSW	0.7 S	1.3 SSW	0.7 S	1.1 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.0 SSW	0.2 SSE	1.0 SSW	1.0 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.0 SSW
Period(s) (?)	8	8	8	8	8	8	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	10	9	10	10	11	11	12	12
Energy(?)	276	260	222	95	236	107	204	214	218	219	189	190	190	191	13	200	224	191	212	235	312	316
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)
Low Tide / height (m)										4:58AM 0.46
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	9	9	9	7	8	7	8	8	8	8	8	7	9	11	12	13	15	14	15	16	17	17
Chill °C (?)	6	6	6	5	6	5	6	7	6	7	7	5	7	10	11	12	14	13	14	15	16	16
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:13	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	8:07	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.3 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.2 SSW	0.7 S	1.3 SSW	0.7 S	1.1 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.0 SSW	0.1 SE	1.0 SSW	1.0 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.0 SSW
Period (s)	8	8	8	8	8	8	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	7	9	10	10	11	11	12	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.4 SE	0.4 SE	0.3 SE	0.4 SE	0.3 SE	0.4 ENE	0.3 SE	0.6 NNE	0.6 NNE	0.5 NNE	0.5 NNE	0.4 NNE	0.4 NNE	0.2 ESE	0.1 NE	0.2 ESE	0.1 SE	0.4 NNE	0.4 NE	0.4 NE	0.4 NE	0.4 NE
Period (s)	8	8	7	8	8	4	8	4	4	4	4	4	4	7	4	7	8	6	5	5	5	5
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	0.6 NNE	0.8 NNE	0.5 NE	0.5 NE	0.7 NNE	0.9 NNE	0.9 NNE	-	-	-	-	-	0.3 NNE	-	0.3 NNE	0.2 NNW	-	0.5 NNE	0.6 NNW	0.6 NNW	0.6 NNW
Period (s)	-	3	4	4	3	4	4	4	-	-	-	-	-	4	-	4	3	-	5	3	3	3