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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	Mon		Tuesday 25			Wednesday 26			Thursday 27			Friday 28			Saturday 29			Sunday 30			Mon
	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay Canterbury	Midshore Bay Canterbury	Lighthouse Reef Canterbury	Amberley Beach Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Amberley Beach Canterbury	Amberley Beach Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Amberley Beach Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Eddies South Shore Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Canterbury	Le Bons Bay Canterbury	Le Bons Bay Canterbury	Amberley Beach Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay Canterbury
Rating	2	2	2	2	3	0	3	0	0	3	3	0	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	0	1
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.2 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.1 SSW	0.2 SSE	0.7 E	1.4 ENE	3.0 NE	0.8 ENE	0.5 ENE	1.8 NE	1.9 NE	0.8 ENE	0.7 ENE	1.3 ENE	0.7 ENE	1.3 ENE	1.2 ENE	1.1 ENE	1.1 NE	1.0 NE	0.4 ENE	1.1 SSW
Period(s) (?)	12	12	11	12	6	8	9	8	8	9	8	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	9	8	9	6
Energy(?)	492	346	304	22	55	263	2725	90	44	568	701	152	178	439	106	384	366	292	202	250	38	198
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- on	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	cross	glass	on	cross- off	off	cross	off	glass	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)		7:52PM 1.55	8:18AM 1.69		8:14PM 1.53	8:41AM 1.67		9:00PM 1.52	9:27AM 1.66		10:57PM 1.58	11:20AM 1.74		10:13PM 2.06	10:42AM 2.09		12:35AM 1.69	12:56PM 1.67		12:44AM 1.73		1:49PM 1.61
Low Tide / height (m)		2:03AM 0.44		2:41PM 0.47	2:30AM 0.46		3:08PM 0.48	3:17AM 0.44		3:54PM 0.46		5:07AM 0.40	4:39PM 0.41		4:30AM 0.71	6:25PM 0.29		6:41AM 0.28	6:31PM 0.26		6:54AM 0.25
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	11	12	14	17	16	24	21	19	24	22	19	23	16	12	18	17	13	19	22	16	16	14
Low °C	11	10	13	17	14	21	21	14	23	22	17	22	14	11	15	16	12	15	19	12	15	13
Chill °C (?)	10	10	12	16	15	24	21	19	24	22	18	23	15	10	18	16	12	19	22	14	15	12
Sunrise	-	-	5:45	-	-	5:47	-	-	5:46	-	-	5:46	-	-	5:43	-	-	5:41	-	-	5:43	-
Sunset	8:43	-	-	8:43	-	-	8:45	-	-	8:45	-	-	8:49	-	-	8:49	-	-	8:50	-	-	8:52
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.2 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.1 SSW	0.2 SSE	0.7 E	0.1 SE	3.0 NE	0.8 ENE	0.5 ENE	0.4 SSW	0.8 NE	0.8 ENE	0.7 ENE	1.3 ENE	0.7 ENE	1.3 ENE	1.2 ENE	1.1 ENE	1.1 NE	1.0 NE	0.4 ENE	1.1 SSW
Period (s)	12	12	11	12	6	14	9	8	8	10	12	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	9	8	9	6
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.6 NE	0.4 NE	0.1 E	0.1 E	0.2 SSE	-	0.7 SSW	0.2 SSE	0.1 S	-	0.3 SSW	0.1 S	0.1 SW	0.8 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.4 SW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SW	0.8 ENE	0.1 SE	0.4 SSW
Period (s)	9	9	12	12	11	-	13	13	12	-	10	9	10	6	12	13	15	15	14	9	5	13
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.3 E	0.4 NE	0.9 NE	1.4 ENE	-	1.4 ENE	3.0 NE	0.4 NNW	0.5 NNE	1.8 NE	1.9 NE	0.4 NW	1.1 SSE	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.8 SSW	0.4 SSW	-
Period (s)	5	3	4	6	-	8	9	3	3	9	8	3	5	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	3	-

	Monday 24			Tuesday 25								Wednesday 26								Thursday 27
	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough 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	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay Canterbury	Amberley Beach Canterbury	Midshore Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay Canterbury	Jacks Point Canterbury	Lighthouse Reef Canterbury	Fields Canterbury	Amberley Beach Canterbury	Fields Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Gore Bay Canterbury
Rating	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	2	3	0	0	2	3	3	2	2
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.3 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.0 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.5 ENE	1.5 ENE	1.6 ENE	1.4 ENE	1.8 ENE	1.7 ENE	1.4 ENE	1.3 ENE	1.8 NE	1.7 NE	1.3 NE	1.1 NE
Period(s) (?)	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	10	10	8	8	9	9	9	8	9	8	8	8	8	8
Energy(?)	494	411	381	396	317	306	304	247	202	202	293	292	516	435	699	448	287	295	577	535	335	225
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	off	off	off	glass	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	off	off	cross- 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	mid-ebb	low	high	mid-ebb	low	low
High Tide / height (m)			7:52PM 1.55				7:55AM 1.69				9:26PM 1.59				8:06AM 2.10				9:23PM 1.51
Low Tide / height (m)					1:43AM 0.45				2:21PM 0.49				2:30AM 0.46					4:11PM 0.39			3:34AM 0.43	4:18AM 0.35
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	11	11	10	11	11	12	13	14	15	15	16	17	17	14	19	22	23	22	18	16	16	16
Chill °C (?)	10	10	9	9	10	10	11	12	14	14	16	17	16	14	19	22	23	22	18	15	16	16
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	5:45	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:48	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:45
Sunset	-	8:43	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:45	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:43	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.3 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.0 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.5 ENE	1.5 ENE	0.7 SSW	0.8 E	1.0 E	1.7 ENE	1.4 ENE	1.3 ENE	1.8 NE	1.7 NE	1.3 NE	0.8 ENE
Period (s)	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	10	10	8	8	10	9	9	8	9	8	8	8	8	8
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.4 ENE	0.7 ENE	0.7 ENE	0.7 NE	0.4 NE	0.1 E	0.1 E	0.1 E	0.1 E	0.1 E	0.1 SE	0.1 SE	-	0.2 SSE	0.2 SSE	0.3 SSE	0.2 SSE	0.4 SSE	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.3 SSE
Period (s)	9	9	9	9	9	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	-	13	14	14	14	14	12	12	12	12
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	0.4 NE	0.5 NE	0.7 NE	0.9 NE	1.1 NE	1.4 NE	1.4 ENE	-	0.3 NW	1.6 ENE	1.4 ENE	1.8 ENE	2.4 NE	0.7 NNW	0.6 WNW	1.0 NNW	1.0 NW	0.6 NNW	1.1 NE
Period (s)	-	-	-	3	3	4	4	5	6	6	-	2	9	9	9	8	3	3	4	5	4	8

	Monday 24										Tuesday 25
	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM	1AM	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM	6AM	7AM	8AM	9AM	10AM	11AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough 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	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay Canterbury	Amberley Beach Canterbury	Midshore Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay Canterbury	Jacks Point Canterbury	Lighthouse Reef Canterbury	Fields Canterbury	Amberley Beach Canterbury	Fields Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Gore Bay Canterbury
Rating	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	2	3	0	0	2	3	3	2	2
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.3 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.1 SSW	0.6 E	0.6 E	1.1 SSW	0.2 SSE	0.2 SSE	0.4 SSE	0.9 ENE	0.5 S	1.0 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.3 ENE
Period(s) (?)	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	9	9	11	12	12	12	4	12	11	11	11	5
Energy(?)	481	415	492	474	455	428	364	358	377	352	84	79	334	26	22	93	47	131	449	283	282	162
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- on	cross	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	off	cross- on	cross- off	off	cross	cross- off	cross	cross	cross	cross- off	cross	cross	cross- on
High Tide / height (m)							7:29PM 1.56													8:18AM 1.69
Low Tide / height (m)													1:43AM 0.45
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	10	10	11	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	11	11	10	10	10	12	11	12	12	12	13	14
Chill °C (?)	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	8	8	9	9	8	8	8	10	9	10	10	10	11	12
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:47	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:44	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.3 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.1 SSW	0.2 SSE	0.2 SSE	1.1 SSW	0.2 SSE	0.2 SSE	0.4 SSE	0.2 SSE	0.5 S	1.0 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.0 SSW	0.5 S
Period (s)	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	12	11	7	7	12	13	12	11	11	11	11
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.4 NE	0.6 NE	0.6 NE	0.6 ENE	0.4 NE	0.4 NE	0.4 NE	0.4 NE	0.4 NE	0.4 NE	0.1 E	0.1 E	0.4 NE	0.2 SSE	0.2 SSE	0.3 S	0.1 E	0.3 ENE	0.2 E	0.2 E	0.2 E	0.2 E
Period (s)	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	12	12	9	12	12	7	12	9	12	12	12	12
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	0.3 E	0.3 E	0.3 E	-	-	-	0.3 ENE	0.3 ENE	0.3 ENE	0.6 E	0.6 E	0.5 NE	0.3 ENE	0.3 ENE	0.9 ENE	0.9 ENE	0.9 ENE	1.0 NE	1.2 NE	1.2 NE	1.3 ENE
Period (s)	-	5	5	5	-	-	-	3	3	3	9	9	3	3	3	4	4	5	9	5	5	5