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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	Sunday 01			Monday 02			Tuesday 03			Wednesday 04			Thursday 05			Friday 06			Saturday 07			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 - Magnet Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Eddies South Shore Canterbury	Trolley's Canterbury	Le Bons Bay Canterbury	Amberley Beach Canterbury	Port Robinson Canterbury	Fields Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Eddies South Shore Canterbury	Amberley Beach Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Eddies South Shore Canterbury	Amberley Beach Canterbury
Rating	2	1	2	1	1	1	0	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	0	1	1	2	2	1	2
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.1 SSW	0.9 SSW	2.1 NE	0.9 ENE	0.5 ENE	1.1 NE	1.2 SSE	1.8 S	1.6 S	1.2 SSW	1.2 S	1.0 S	1.1 S	0.9 S	1.3 NE	0.6 ENE	0.4 SSW	0.5 NE	0.4 SSW	0.9 NE	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE
Period(s) (?)	12	11	6	7	7	9	6	7	7	11	10	9	10	10	6	6	13	13	13	12	11	10
Energy(?)	407	206	432	78	52	197	98	296	417	497	354	232	257	234	160	51	164	131	135	283	57	43
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	off	cross- off	off	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- on	off	off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)		4:01PM 1.97		4:32AM 2.13	4:51PM 1.98		6:24AM 2.14	5:59PM 1.93		6:28AM 2.02		7:29PM 1.97	7:17AM 1.94		8:30PM 1.89	8:55AM 1.94		9:23PM 1.83	9:47AM 1.84		10:15PM 1.55	10:37AM 1.53
Low Tide / height (m)	10:13AM 0.12		10:13PM -0.00	10:48AM 0.10		11:05PM -0.00	12:46PM 0.09		12:15AM 0.04	12:48PM 0.12	1:20PM 0.32	1:44AM 0.10		2:27PM 0.14	2:47AM 0.17		2:26PM 0.23	3:38AM 0.26		3:54PM 0.28		4:28AM 0.27
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	light rain	heavy rain	mod. rain	rain shwrs	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	4	14	9	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	17	18	16	25	25	18	12	12	11	14	14	12	16	15	15	18	16	14	17	19	18	26
Low °C	16	17	15	19	24	11	12	11	10	12	13	12	14	15	14	16	15	13	15	19	17	21
Chill °C (?)	16	17	14	25	25	18	10	9	8	14	13	11	16	14	14	18	15	13	16	19	18	26
Sunrise	6:26	-	-	6:28	-	-	6:31	-	-	6:30	-	-	6:31	-	-	6:35	-	-	6:33	-	-	6:37
Sunset	-	8:55	-	-	8:53	-	-	8:49	-	-	8:51	-	-	8:50	-	-	8:49	-	-	8:47	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.1 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.9 ENE	0.5 ENE	1.1 NE	0.2 ENE	0.2 ENE	1.4 SSE	1.2 SSW	1.2 S	1.0 S	1.1 S	0.9 S	0.8 ENE	0.6 ENE	0.8 NE	0.5 NE	0.5 ESE	0.9 NE	0.6 ENE	0.4 ENE
Period (s)	12	11	10	7	7	9	7	9	6	11	10	9	10	10	6	6	6	13	5	12	4	10
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.4 ENE	-	0.2 S	0.1 E	0.3 ENE	0.5 E	0.2 ENE	0.1 E	0.3 ENE	0.6 SE	0.6 ESE	0.4 ESE	0.4 ESE	0.5 SSE	0.3 SE	0.3 SE	0.4 SSE	0.5 NE	0.5 NE	0.4 SSW	0.4 ENE	0.3 ENE
Period (s)	10	-	13	12	9	7	9	11	9	6	6	6	7	11	11	10	10	6	11	12	11	5
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.4 NE	0.9 ENE	2.1 NE	0.4 NW	0.6 NNW	1.0 S	1.2 SSE	1.8 S	1.6 S	-	-	0.3 NE	0.4 NE	1.1 NE	1.3 NE	-	0.6 S	0.7 ESE	-	0.4 ENE	-	0.2 WNW
Period (s)	6	4	6	3	3	4	6	7	7	-	-	2	3	5	6	-	4	5	-	6	-	2

	Sunday 01					Monday 02								Tuesday 03								Wed
	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay Canterbury	Amberley Beach Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Eddies South Shore Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Stony Bay Canterbury	Le Bons Bay Canterbury	Trolley's Canterbury	Amberley Beach Canterbury	Lone Pine Brighton Canterbury	Le Bons Bay Canterbury	Amberley Beach Canterbury	Amberley Beach Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay Canterbury	Port Robinson Canterbury	Port Robinson Canterbury
Rating	2	2	2	1	1	1	2	3	2	2	1	2	2	1	0	1	1	0	0	2	2	2
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.0 SSW	1.0 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	1.8 NE	2.2 NE	1.6 NE	1.6 NE	0.5 ENE	1.1 NE	1.1 NE	0.5 NE	0.4 NE	0.4 NE	0.5 NE	1.1 SSE	0.8 SE	1.9 S	1.6 SSE	1.6 S
Period(s) (?)	12	11	11	10	10	10	7	7	7	7	7	9	9	9	9	9	7	6	6	6	7	7
Energy(?)	427	318	206	152	106	115	428	942	348	337	47	286	219	53	36	46	61	80	53	305	246	417
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	off	off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off
Tide State(?)	-	mid-flow	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	mid-ebb	low
High Tide / height (m)				4:01PM 1.97				4:49AM 2.10				5:45PM 2.03				6:24AM 2.15				6:37PM 2.01
Low Tide / height (m)						10:13PM -0.00				11:06AM 0.10				12:10AM 0.01				12:46PM 0.09				12:59AM 0.03
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	light rain	light rain	light rain	mod. rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	2	4	7	4	4	3	1
Temp. °C	15	17	18	17	15	16	14	15	19	21	25	21	18	15	13	11	12	12	11	11	11	11
Chill °C (?)	14	16	17	16	14	15	13	15	19	21	25	21	18	14	11	10	10	10	8	9	8	8
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:26	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:31	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	8:55	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:52	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:52	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.0 SSW	1.0 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	1.2 ENE	1.9 NE	1.6 NE	1.6 NE	0.5 ENE	1.1 NE	1.1 NE	0.5 NE	0.4 NE	0.4 NE	0.5 NE	0.2 ENE	0.8 SE	0.4 NE	0.3 ENE	1.4 SSE
Period (s)	12	11	11	10	10	10	7	7	7	7	7	9	9	9	9	9	7	7	6	9	9	6
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.7 ENE	0.4 ENE	-	0.1 E	0.1 S	0.2 S	0.1 SE	0.5 S	0.5 S	0.6 S	0.3 ENE	0.7 ENE	0.6 E	0.4 ENE	0.3 ENE	0.3 ENE	0.4 NE	0.1 NE	0.2 E	0.3 ENE	0.2 SSW	0.3 ENE
Period (s)	10	10	-	13	13	12	12	9	9	9	9	7	7	6	6	7	9	9	7	7	13	9
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	0.3 ENE	0.9 ENE	1.3 ENE	1.4 ENE	1.6 NE	1.8 NE	2.2 NE	-	-	0.6 NNW	-	-	0.3 S	0.6 S	0.7 SSE	1.7 S	1.1 SSE	0.6 SSW	1.9 S	1.6 SSE	1.6 S
Period (s)	-	2	4	5	5	6	7	7	-	-	3	-	-	2	3	3	6	6	4	6	7	7

	Sunday 01																Monday 02
	8AM	9AM	10AM	11AM	12PM	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM	1AM	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay Canterbury	Amberley Beach Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Eddies South Shore Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Stony Bay Canterbury	Le Bons Bay Canterbury	Trolley's Canterbury	Amberley Beach Canterbury	Lone Pine Brighton Canterbury	Le Bons Bay Canterbury	Amberley Beach Canterbury	Amberley Beach Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay Canterbury	Port Robinson Canterbury	Port Robinson Canterbury
Rating	2	2	2	1	1	1	2	3	2	2	1	2	2	1	0	1	1	0	0	2	2	2
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.1 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.0 SSW	0.6 E	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 ENE	0.6 ENE	0.8 SSW	1.3 ENE	1.0 ENE	1.2 ENE	1.1 ENE	2.1 NE	1.4 ENE	1.4 ENE	2.2 NE	1.7 NE	1.7 NE
Period(s) (?)	13	12	12	12	12	11	10	11	11	10	10	11	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	7	7	7
Energy(?)	529	426	407	395	328	318	94	501	358	351	71	204	77	44	83	80	342	155	155	511	428	428
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	off	off	off	cross- off	off	cross- on	cross	cross	cross	cross- on	on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	on	cross- on	cross	cross- off	on	cross	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)										4:17PM 1.94
Low Tide / height (m)			9:56AM 0.12
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	14	15	16	17	17	17	18	16	16	16	17	16	16	16	15	16	15	15	14	15	15	15
Chill °C (?)	14	15	16	17	17	16	17	15	15	15	16	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	13	14	15	15
Sunrise	6:24	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:54	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.1 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.0 SSW	0.2 SSE	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.1 S	0.8 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.1 S	0.1 SE	0.1 S	0.6 SSW	0.1 SE	0.1 SE	0.5 SSW	1.3 ENE	1.3 ENE
Period (s)	13	12	12	12	12	11	13	11	11	11	14	11	10	13	13	13	10	13	13	10	7	7
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.7 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.1 S	0.7 ENE	-	-	0.6 ENE	-	-	0.2 S	0.2 S	0.2 S	0.2 S	0.1 E	0.1 E	0.2 S	0.3 S	0.3 S
Period (s)	11	11	10	10	10	10	8	10	-	-	10	-	-	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	10	10
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	0.4 NE	0.4 NE	0.4 NE	0.3 ENE	0.3 ENE	0.6 E	0.9 ENE	0.9 ENE	0.9 ENE	-	1.3 ENE	1.3 ENE	1.0 ENE	1.2 ENE	1.1 ENE	2.1 NE	1.4 ENE	1.4 ENE	2.2 NE	1.7 NE	1.7 NE
Period (s)	-	6	6	6	2	2	10	10	10	10	-	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	7	7	7