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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	Thu		Friday 26			Saturday 27			Sunday 28			Monday 29			Tuesday 30			Wed
	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	3	3	3	2	4	4	4	3	2	2	2	3	4	3	2	1	2	2
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.0 SSW	0.8 SSW	1.1 SSW	0.7 NE	2.2 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.3 SSW	0.7 SSE	0.7 ENE	0.5 E	1.3 SSW	1.2 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.8 ENE	0.7 ENE	1.0 ENE	0.7 ENE
Period(s) (?)	14	14	13	8	9	10	10	9	9	12	10	13	13	13	6	7	6	6
Energy(?)	401	269	390	69	796	671	512	295	79	119	53	581	515	246	53	45	80	44
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross	glass	cross- off	glass	on	glass	glass
High Tide / height (m)			5:25AM	5:49PM		6:09AM		6:35PM	6:55AM		6:45PM	8:24AM		8:14PM	8:37AM		8:49PM	9:33AM 5:25AM
Low Tide / height (m)		11:23PM	11:36AM		11:48PM		1:02PM	12:59AM		1:49PM	1:00AM 10:46PM		2:37PM 12:03AM	2:41AM		2:52PM		3:33AM
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	rain shwrs	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	5	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	20	15	12	12	9	12	14	11	14	13	12	14	14	12	15	17	11	13
Low °C	16	12	11	11	8	9	12	11	11	11	10	11	12	11	12	13	11	11
Chill °C (?)	20	14	11	11	7	11	14	10	14	12	12	14	14	10	15	17	11	12
Sunrise	-	-	7:13	-	-	7:15	-	-	7:15	-	-	7:18	-	-	7:16	-	-	7:20
Sunset	5:37	-	-	5:36	-	-	5:35	-	-	5:31	-	-	5:31	-	-	5:31	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.0 SSW	0.8 SSW	1.1 NNE	1.0 S	0.4 NE	1.9 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.3 SSW	0.7 SSE	0.8 S	0.5 E	1.3 SSW	1.2 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.8 ENE	0.1 S	1.0 ENE	0.7 ENE
Period (s)	14	14	8	7	9	10	10	9	9	8	10	13	13	13	6	13	6	6
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.5 NNE	0.7 NE	0.2 ESE	0.7 NE	0.2 SSW	0.5 NE	0.5 S	0.4 SSW	0.3 E	0.7 ENE	0.3 ENE	0.5 ENE	0.5 E	0.7 ENE	0.3 ENE	0.3 S	0.4 SSW	0.1 SE
Period (s)	6	9	11	8	17	8	16	15	12	12	4	10	10	9	9	10	9	10
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.5 NW	1.5 N	1.1 SSW	0.1 NW	2.2 SSW	-	-	-	0.2 NNE	0.2 NNE	-	-	-	0.8 NE	-	0.7 ENE	-	-
Period (s)	4	6	13	4	9	-	-	-	3	3	-	-	-	5	-	7	-	-

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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	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	3	3	4	5	4	4	4	4	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.0 SSW	1.6 NNE	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.7 SSW	1.1 SSW	0.9 NNE	0.7 NE	1.6 SSW	1.7 S	2.2 SSW	3.0 SSW	2.0 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.4 SSW
Period(s) (?)	14	9	13	14	14	14	13	8	8	8	8	9	9	9	10	10	10	10
Energy(?)	401	400	232	269	346	213	390	108	69	285	365	796	1380	669	671	566	512	386
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	off	glass	glass
Tide State(?)	high-ebb	mid-ebb	low-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	high	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow
High Tide / height (m)						5:25AM 1.63	6:05AM 1.72								6:09AM 1.60
Low Tide / height (m)				11:23PM 0.40				11:36AM 0.38					12:50AM 0.42				12:01PM 0.42
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	20	16	15	13	14	12	11	11	12	11	7	8	9	8	9	12	14	11
Chill °C (?)	20	15	14	11	12	10	9	10	11	8	5	7	9	7	6	11	14	11
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:13	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:15	-	-	-
Sunset	5:37	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:36	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:35	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.0 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.2 NNE	1.1 NNE	1.1 SSW	1.0 S	0.6 NNE	0.8 SSE	0.4 NE	2.0 SSW	2.0 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.4 SSW
Period (s)	14	14	13	14	14	9	8	6	7	6	8	9	9	9	10	10	10	10
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.5 NNE	0.3 ESE	0.2 ESE	0.7 NE	0.4 NE	0.7 SSW	0.2 ESE	0.9 NNE	0.7 NE	0.2 ESE	0.2 E	0.2 SSW	0.5 NE	0.5 S	0.5 NE	0.5 S	0.5 S	0.5 S
Period (s)	6	11	11	9	7	14	11	8	8	11	11	17	8	16	8	16	16	16
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.5 NW	1.6 NNE	1.6 N	1.5 N	0.7 NNW	0.7 NW	1.1 SSW	-	0.1 NW	1.6 SSW	1.7 S	2.2 SSW	3.0 SSW	-	-	0.3 NNW	-	-
Period (s)	4	9	5	6	3	4	13	-	4	8	8	9	9	-	-	3	-	-