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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Please enable JavaScript to access the following map views:All map types that you can enable here: Canterbury Colour Base Map, Wave Height, Wave Energy, Canterbury Swell 1 Energy, Swell 2 Energy, Windwave Energy, Canterbury Precipitation, Wind, Temperature, Canterbury Cloud Cover.Map overlays available for display: Canterbury Pressure, Wind.Symbols shown on the map: Canterbury Surf Breaks, Tide Forecasts, Cities, Canterbury Ski Resorts, Live Wave Buoys, Live Webcams, Canterbury Wind Now, Temperature Now, Weather Now, Canterbury Swell at breaks, Rating at breaks.

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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	Tuesday 09			Wednesday 10			Thursday 11			Friday 12			Saturday 13			Sunday 14			Monday 15			Tue
	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	Smithfield Canterbury	Trolley's Canterbury	Fields Canterbury	Fields Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Fields Canterbury	Amberley Beach Canterbury	Fields Canterbury	Fields 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 - Magnet Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay Canterbury	Fields Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury
Rating	9	6	5	4	4	3	4	3	2	1	1	1	3	2	2	2	2	3	2	2	1	2
Wave Height (m) & direction	4.0 S	1.8 SSE	3.0 SSE	2.0 SSE	2.0 S	1.3 SSE	1.7 SSE	1.5 SSE	0.9 SSE	0.4 SE	0.6 SSE	0.4 SSE	1.1 S	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.9 S	0.7 SSW	2.1 SSW	1.2 SSE	1.2 S
Period(s)	14	21	15	13	12	9	12	12	11	10	10	9	19	16	14	12	12	19	15	6	7	10
Energy	8983	5039	3431	1289	1084	658	1038	774	222	42	90	56	939	393	305	251	253	615	242	370	165	269
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	off	off	off	off	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	off	glass
High Tide / height (m)	9:52AM 2.03		11:31PM 1.61	12:00PM 1.58		11:39PM 1.71		12:10PM 1.76	1:14AM 1.69		1:47PM 1.78	2:09AM 1.74		2:00PM 1.99	2:22AM 1.88		2:56PM 2.09		3:18AM 1.93	3:34PM 2.17		4:15AM 1.96
Low Tide / height (m)		5:21PM 0.38		5:47AM 0.29	5:27PM 0.33		5:53AM 0.27		7:03PM 0.25	7:29AM 0.19		7:59PM 0.20	7:37AM 0.12		8:15PM 0.17	8:33AM 0.05		8:54PM 0.11	9:31AM -0.00		10:56PM 0.05	10:29AM -0.04
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	some clouds	clear	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	12	11	10	12	13	10	10	10	9	11	12	10	10	10	10	12	13	14	12	11	10	9
Low °C	10	10	9	10	10	9	9	8	7	9	11	8	9	9	9	9	12	12	12	10	8	8
Chill °C (?)	11	8	9	12	13	10	8	8	8	10	12	9	8	8	8	12	12	13	11	11	9	6
Sunrise	8:06	-	-	7:54	-	-	7:56	-	-	7:56	-	-	7:58	-	-	7:58	-	-	7:58	-	-	8:00
Sunset	-	4:59	-	-	4:55	-	-	4:55	-	-	4:58	-	-	4:54	-	-	4:54	-	-	4:57	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.8 SE	1.8 SSE	3.0 SSE	2.0 SSE	2.0 S	1.3 SSE	1.7 SSE	1.5 SSE	0.9 SSE	0.4 SE	0.6 SSE	0.4 SSE	1.1 S	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.9 S	0.7 SSW	0.1 E	1.2 SSE	1.2 S
Period (s)	15	21	15	13	12	9	12	12	11	10	10	9	19	16	14	12	12	19	15	13	7	10
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.6 SSE	-	-	-	-	1.1 S	0.5 SSW	0.5 S	0.4 ENE	0.2 ENE	0.2 SSE	0.2 ESE	0.5 S	0.4 S	0.6 NE	0.6 NNE	0.4 NNE	0.5 S	0.7 N	0.1 E	0.2 SSE	0.1 NE
Period (s)	21	-	-	-	-	10	10	16	4	5	16	11	9	9	5	5	5	11	5	13	13	5
Wind waves (m) & direction	4.0 S	1.6 SSE	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.7 NNE	0.7 NE	0.6 NNE	-	-	0.4 NW	0.3 WNW	2.1 SSW	0.4 WSW	-
Period (s)	14	21	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	4	5	-	-	3	4	6	3	-

	Tuesday 09							Wednesday 10								Thursday 11
	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	Smithfield Canterbury	Smithfield Canterbury	Smithfield Canterbury	Jacks Point Canterbury	Trolley's Canterbury	Fields Canterbury	Fields Canterbury	Fields Canterbury	Fields Canterbury	Fields Canterbury	Fields Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough 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 - Gough Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury
Rating	9	9	9	4	6	8	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	3	3
Wave Height (m) & direction	3.5 S	4.5 S	4.0 S	1.7 SE	1.8 SSE	3.5 SSE	3.0 SSE	3.0 SSE	2.5 SSE	2.2 SSE	2.0 SSE	2.2 S	2.0 S	1.5 SSE	1.3 S	1.3 SSE	1.0 SSE	1.7 SSE	1.7 SSE	1.7 SSE	1.5 SSE	1.4 SSE
Period(s)	17	15	14	15	21	16	15	15	14	13	13	12	12	10	10	9	14	13	12	12	12	11
Energy	8511	9685	8983	1823	5039	7157	4511	3431	2483	1697	1289	1622	1084	770	623	658	757	1169	1038	1129	774	533
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	off	off	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	off	off	off	off	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
Tide State	-	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb
High Tide / height (m)				9:52AM 2.03				11:31PM 1.61				11:17AM 1.66				11:39PM 1.71					12:10PM 1.76
Low Tide / height (m)		3:46AM 0.79				5:17PM 0.34				5:47AM 0.29								5:53AM 0.27
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	9	9	10	12	11	10	9	9	9	10	10	13	13	12	10	9	9	9	9	10	10	8
Chill °C (?)	7	7	8	10	8	8	8	8	8	9	9	13	13	12	10	9	9	9	8	8	8	5
Sunrise	-	-	8:06	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:54	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:56	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	4:59	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4:55	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4:55	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.6 SSE	1.7 SSE	1.8 SE	1.7 SE	1.8 SSE	3.5 SSE	3.0 SSE	3.0 SSE	2.5 SSE	2.2 SSE	2.0 SSE	2.2 S	2.0 S	1.5 SSE	1.3 S	1.3 SSE	1.3 SSE	1.7 SSE	1.7 SSE	1.7 SSE	1.5 SSE	1.4 SSE
Period (s)	17	16	15	15	21	16	15	15	14	13	13	12	12	10	10	9	9	13	12	12	12	11
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.5 SE	0.6 SSE	0.6 SSE	0.9 SE	-	1.4 SE	-	-	-	-	-	1.3 SE	-	1.3 S	1.2 SE	1.1 S	1.0 SSE	0.6 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.5 S	0.5 S	0.4 SSW
Period (s)	23	22	21	20	-	20	-	-	-	-	-	10	-	10	9	10	14	10	10	16	16	15
Wind waves (m) & direction	3.5 S	4.5 S	4.0 S	-	1.6 SSE	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.4 NNE
Period (s)	17	15	14	-	21	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3

	Tuesday 09
	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	Tuhawaiki Point Canterbury	Waikuku Beach Canterbury	Smithfield Canterbury	Smithfield Canterbury	Smithfield Canterbury	Smithfield Canterbury	Smithfield Canterbury	Smithfield Canterbury	Smithfield Canterbury	Smithfield Canterbury	Smithfield Canterbury	Jacks Point Canterbury	Jacks Point Canterbury	Smithfield Canterbury	Trolley's Canterbury	Trolley's Canterbury	Amberley Beach Canterbury	Fields Canterbury	Fields Canterbury	Fields Canterbury	Fields Canterbury	Fields Canterbury
Rating	9	9	9	4	6	8	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	3	3
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.7 SSE	1.9 SE	3.5 S	3.5 S	3.5 S	4.5 S	4.5 S	4.0 S	4.0 S	4.0 S	4.0 S	1.7 SE	1.7 SE	1.6 SE	1.8 SSE	1.8 SSE	2.3 SE	3.5 SSE	3.5 SSE	3.5 SSE	3.0 SSE	3.0 SSE
Period(s)	21	21	17	17	17	15	14	14	14	14	14	15	15	14	21	21	20	16	16	15	15	15
Energy	2452	3167	8511	8588	8591	9685	9491	9066	8983	9084	8918	1823	1800	1588	5039	5039	5858	7157	6719	6379	4511	4027
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off
High Tide / height (m)										9:52AM 2.03
Low Tide / height (m)				3:46AM 0.79														5:17PM 0.34
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	10	9	9	8	8	9	9	10	10	10	10	12	12	13	11	11	10	10	9	9	9	9
Chill °C (?)	7	6	7	6	6	7	7	9	8	9	9	10	11	13	8	9	8	8	7	7	8	8
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:06	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4:59	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.7 SSE	1.9 SE	1.6 SSE	1.7 SSE	1.7 SSE	1.7 SSE	1.7 SSE	1.7 SSE	1.8 SE	1.8 SE	1.7 SE	1.7 SE	1.7 SE	1.6 SE	1.8 SSE	1.8 SSE	2.3 SE	3.5 SSE	3.5 SSE	3.5 SSE	3.0 SSE	3.0 SSE
Period (s)	21	21	17	17	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	15	15	14	21	21	20	16	16	15	15	15
Swell2 (m) & direction	-	-	0.5 SE	0.5 SE	0.5 SE	0.6 SSE	0.6 SSE	0.6 SSE	0.6 SSE	0.7 SE	0.7 SE	0.9 SE	0.9 SE	0.9 SE	-	-	1.5 SSE	1.4 SE	1.4 SE	1.4 SE	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	23	22	22	22	21	21	21	21	20	20	20	20	-	-	20	20	20	20	-	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	3.0 S	0.9 SSW	3.5 S	3.5 S	3.5 S	4.5 S	4.5 S	4.0 S	4.0 S	4.0 S	4.0 S	-	-	-	1.6 SSE	1.6 SSE	0.7 SW	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	10	4	17	17	17	15	14	14	14	14	14	-	-	-	21	21	4	-	-	-	-	-