Canterbury Surf

Canterbury Surf Forecast

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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	Sunday 07			Monday 08			Tuesday 09			Wednesday 10			Thursday 11			Friday 12			Saturday 13			Sun
	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	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Amberley Beach Canterbury	Smithfield Canterbury	Smithfield Canterbury	Amberley Beach Canterbury	Amberley Beach Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Amberley Beach Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Fields Canterbury	Gore Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury
Rating	3	2	2	3	0	9	9	9	4	4	3	3	3	3	2	1	1	2	4	3	2	2
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.7 SSW	1.4 SSW	0.7 SSW	1.3 SSW	0.4 SE	3.5 S	4.0 S	2.5 SE	1.6 SE	2.4 S	1.4 SSW	1.7 SSE	1.0 SE	1.3 SSE	0.9 SSE	0.6 SSE	0.4 SSE	0.7 S	1.5 S	1.3 S	1.2 S	1.1 S
Period(s)	8	9	17	16	16	18	15	21	14	12	11	10	13	11	11	10	10	18	16	14	12	11
Energy	507	364	499	908	114	11408	8098	8507	1048	1570	846	647	686	604	285	81	64	408	1152	653	399	315
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	glass	off	off	off	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	glass	off	off	off	off
High Tide / height (m)			9:14PM 1.64	9:37AM 1.53		9:31PM 1.99	9:52AM 2.03		11:33PM 1.74	11:17AM 1.66		11:39PM 1.71		12:10PM 1.76	12:33AM 1.76		1:46PM 1.68	1:10AM 1.84		2:00PM 1.99	2:22AM 1.88
Low Tide / height (m)		3:01PM 0.43		3:35AM 0.42	4:33PM 0.41		3:46AM 0.79	5:21PM 0.38		5:05AM 0.33	5:27PM 0.33		6:38AM 0.26		6:21PM 0.28	7:26AM 0.17		6:59PM 0.21	7:20AM 0.12		8:15PM 0.17	8:33AM 0.05
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	10	10	11	15	16	9	9	12	11	14	14	11	10	11	10	13	14	10	10	9	14	15
Low °C	9	10	10	13	10	8	8	10	9	12	12	10	8	9	9	10	11	8	8	9	13	13
Chill °C (?)	8	7	10	15	16	8	8	11	10	14	14	10	10	10	9	12	14	10	8	6	14	15
Sunrise	7:54	-	-	7:56	-	-	8:06	-	-	7:56	-	-	7:56	-	-	7:56	-	-	8:00	-	-	7:58
Sunset	-	4:57	-	-	5:00	-	-	4:59	-	-	4:55	-	-	4:55	-	-	4:58	-	-	4:55	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.7 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.3 SSW	0.4 SE	1.6 SSE	1.7 SSE	2.5 SE	1.6 SE	2.4 S	1.4 SSW	1.7 SSE	0.9 SE	1.3 SSE	0.9 SSE	0.6 SSE	0.4 SSE	0.7 S	1.5 S	1.3 S	1.2 S	1.1 S
Period (s)	8	9	9	16	16	21	15	21	14	12	11	10	13	11	11	10	10	18	16	14	12	11
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.6 NE	0.5 NE	0.7 SSW	0.6 NNE	0.3 WNW	1.1 SSE	0.9 SSE	2.0 SSE	-	-	1.3 SSE	0.3 SSW	1.0 SE	0.5 SSW	0.8 NE	0.2 ENE	0.2 SSE	0.2 SSE	0.1 SE	0.1 SE	0.1 E	0.1 S
Period (s)	10	9	17	8	3	22	21	20	-	-	10	14	13	16	6	4	16	9	13	13	12	18
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	0.5 N	0.6 N	0.4 NW	0.3 SSE	3.5 S	4.0 S	0.5 SW	-	-	-	-	-	0.3 NE	-	-	0.2 SSW	1.0 S	-	0.6 NNE	1.2 NNE	0.9 NE
Period (s)	-	3	4	3	15	18	15	3	-	-	-	-	-	3	-	-	2	6	-	3	5	5

	Sunday 07							Monday 08								Tuesday 09
	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury	Patiti Point Canterbury	Kairaki Beach Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Hickory 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 - Gough Bay Canterbury	Amberley Beach Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay Canterbury	Patiti Point Canterbury	Smithfield Canterbury	Fields Canterbury	Smithfield Canterbury	Smithfield Canterbury	Scarborough Canterbury	Amberley Beach Canterbury	Fields Canterbury
Rating	2	2	3	2	2	2	2	2	3	4	3	3	0	4	5	9	9	9	9	6	9	6
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.9 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.1 SSW	0.7 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	0.4 SE	2.5 SSW	1.6 SSE	3.5 S	3.5 SSE	4.0 S	4.0 S	2.4 SSE	2.5 SE	3.5 SSE
Period(s)	7	7	8	9	9	9	9	17	16	18	16	15	16	15	20	18	20	15	15	21	21	16
Energy	386	361	507	400	364	334	339	499	733	1015	908	780	114	3389	3016	11408	9955	9714	8098	7471	8507	5647
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	glass	off	off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	glass
Tide State	low	low	high	mid-ebb	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
High Tide / height (m)			8:51AM 1.51					9:14PM 1.64				9:37AM 1.53				9:31PM 1.99				11:01AM 2.06
Low Tide / height (m)	2:09AM 0.93	3:38AM 0.43				3:01PM 0.43				3:35AM 0.42				4:22PM 0.43				3:46AM 0.79				5:17PM 0.34
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	8	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	11	13	15	16	9	9	8	9	8	8	11	12	10
Chill °C (?)	6	8	9	8	7	8	9	8	9	10	12	15	16	7	8	7	7	7	7	9	11	10
Sunrise	-	-	7:54	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:56	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:06	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	4:57	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:00	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4:59	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.7 SSE	0.3 ENE	1.7 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	0.4 SE	0.3 NE	1.6 SSE	1.6 SSE	3.5 SSE	1.7 SSE	1.7 SSE	2.4 SSE	2.5 SE	3.5 SSE
Period (s)	6	10	8	9	9	9	9	9	16	18	16	15	16	8	20	21	20	16	15	21	21	16
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.3 E	0.4 SE	0.6 NE	0.4 NE	0.5 NE	0.5 NE	0.4 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.5 N	0.5 NE	0.6 NNE	0.5 NNE	0.3 WNW	0.1 SE	-	1.1 SSE	-	0.7 SE	0.9 SSE	-	2.0 SSE	-
Period (s)	9	7	10	7	9	10	18	17	4	8	8	8	3	14	-	22	-	22	21	-	20	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.9 SSW	1.8 SSW	-	-	0.5 N	0.8 N	0.7 N	0.6 N	0.6 N	-	0.4 NW	0.4 W	0.3 SSE	2.5 SSW	2.5 S	3.5 S	-	4.0 S	4.0 S	1.7 SSE	0.5 SW	-
Period (s)	7	7	-	-	3	4	4	4	4	-	3	3	15	15	8	18	-	15	15	21	3	-

	Sunday 07
	1AM	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM	6AM	7AM	8AM	9AM	10AM	11AM	12PM	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury	Fields Canterbury	Lighthouse Reef Canterbury	Patiti Point Canterbury	Patiti Point Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay Canterbury	Kairaki Beach Canterbury	Lone Pine Brighton Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury
Rating	2	2	3	2	2	2	2	2	3	4	3	3	0	4	5	9	9	9	9	6	9	6
Wave Height (m) & direction	0.6 ENE	1.0 S	1.9 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.8 SSW	2.2 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.1 SSW	0.5 S
Period(s)	9	4	7	7	7	7	7	8	8	8	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	18
Energy	86	90	386	393	358	361	361	1117	507	517	436	400	368	353	364	330	297	334	300	339	339	363
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off
High Tide / height (m)									8:51AM 1.51													9:14PM 1.64
Low Tide / height (m)			2:09AM 0.93													3:01PM 0.43
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	9	8	8	8	9	9	9	8	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10
Chill °C (?)	7	6	6	6	7	8	9	8	9	9	8	8	8	7	7	7	7	8	8	9	9	8
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:56	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4:57	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.6 S	0.7 SSE	0.7 SSE	0.7 SSE	0.8 NE	0.3 ENE	0.3 ENE	2.0 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.0 SSW
Period (s)	6	6	6	7	9	10	10	8	8	8	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.6 ENE	0.3 E	0.3 E	0.3 E	0.2 S	0.4 SE	0.4 SE	0.4 NE	0.6 NE	0.6 NE	0.4 NE	0.4 NE	0.4 NE	0.5 NE	0.5 NE	0.5 NE	0.5 NE	0.5 NE	0.5 NE	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.5 S
Period (s)	9	9	9	9	11	7	7	10	10	10	7	7	8	9	9	9	9	10	10	18	18	18
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	1.0 S	1.9 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.8 SSW	2.2 SSW	-	-	-	-	-	0.5 N	0.5 N	0.6 N	0.7 N	0.8 N	0.8 N	0.7 N	0.7 N	0.7 N
Period (s)	-	4	7	7	7	7	7	8	-	-	-	-	-	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4