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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	Saturday 21			Sunday 22			Monday 23			Tuesday 24			Wednesday 25			Thursday 26			Friday 27			Sat
	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 - Gough Bay Canterbury	Le Bons Bay Canterbury	Port Robinson Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay Canterbury	Fields Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay Canterbury	Amberley Beach Canterbury	Amberley Beach Canterbury	Amberley Beach Canterbury	Gore Bay Canterbury	Scarborough Canterbury	Amberley Beach Canterbury	Amberley Beach Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury
Rating	2	1	1	1	4	2	1	1	2	2	2	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	1
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.0 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.1 N	0.4 ENE	0.6 S	2.5 SSW	1.6 S	0.8 SSE	1.1 NNE	1.8 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.1 S	0.6 SSE	1.2 ENE	1.3 NE	0.7 ENE	0.5 SE	0.4 NE	0.3 SE	0.3 SE	0.6 SSE	0.3 SSW
Period(s) (?)	8	8	6	9	9	11	8	7	5	6	7	7	10	4	6	6	10	7	10	9	5	14
Energy(?)	666	385	175	50	118	1586	373	76	137	317	309	227	170	89	206	75	72	25	30	25	39	83
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross	off	cross- on	cross	off	cross- on	glass	off	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross
High Tide / height (m)			7:53PM 1.80	7:56AM 1.80		9:37PM 1.88	8:51AM 1.75		10:35PM 1.90	10:14AM 1.72		11:35PM 1.79	12:01PM 1.60		12:30AM 1.98	12:56PM 1.86		12:43AM 1.91		1:22PM 1.79	1:42AM 1.97
Low Tide / height (m)		1:27PM 0.23	2:13AM 0.23		2:19PM 0.25	4:00AM 0.23		3:35PM 0.24		4:09AM 0.29	4:33PM 0.24		5:54AM 0.20	6:17PM 0.19		6:46AM 0.27			7:13AM 0.26		7:16PM 0.16	8:10AM 0.22
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	light rain	mod. rain	mod. rain	rain shwrs	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5	8	6	2	-
High °C	14	14	15	18	18	12	15	16	16	16	15	12	16	17	14	23	24	14	11	11	11	13
Low °C	13	14	12	17	16	11	13	15	14	15	14	11	14	16	12	17	22	13	11	10	10	12
Chill °C (?)	13	12	13	18	18	10	14	14	16	16	14	12	15	16	13	23	24	13	8	8	9	13
Sunrise	6:54	-	-	6:54	-	-	6:56	-	-	6:58	-	-	7:00	-	-	7:01	-	-	7:03	-	-	7:03
Sunset	-	8:27	-	-	8:25	-	-	8:22	-	-	8:22	-	-	8:21	-	-	8:16	-	-	8:17	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.0 SSW	1.5 SSW	0.9 NE	0.4 ENE	0.6 S	2.5 SSW	1.6 S	0.8 SSE	0.6 S	0.8 NE	0.6 SSE	1.1 S	0.8 S	0.4 SE	0.9 ENE	0.7 ENE	0.5 E	0.3 ENE	0.3 SE	0.3 SE	0.6 SSE	0.7 S
Period (s)	8	8	6	9	9	11	8	7	7	6	11	7	6	10	6	6	6	7	10	9	5	6
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.5 ESE	0.5 ENE	0.8 SSW	0.4 S	0.6 ENE	0.3 ENE	0.3 SSW	0.1 SE	0.3 SSE	0.4 SE	0.4 NE	0.7 SSE	0.6 SSE	0.1 S	0.4 SE	0.4 SE	0.5 SE	0.1 SE	0.2 ENE	0.1 NE	0.4 SSW	0.3 NE
Period (s)	10	9	8	8	8	8	13	13	11	10	6	10	10	16	12	11	10	10	6	6	6	6
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	0.4 NE	1.1 N	0.3 W	0.5 SW	-	-	0.6 ENE	1.1 NNE	1.8 SSW	1.4 SSW	-	0.3 NE	1.2 ENE	1.3 NE	0.2 WNW	-	0.4 SE	0.6 SE	0.5 SE	-	-
Period (s)	-	3	6	3	3	-	-	3	5	6	7	-	2	4	6	2	-	3	4	4	-	-

	Saturday 21							Sunday 22								Monday 23
	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay Canterbury	Amberley Beach Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Amberley Beach Canterbury	Le Bons Bay Canterbury	Le Bons Bay Canterbury	Fields Canterbury	Port Robinson Canterbury	Amberley Beach Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Canterbury
Rating	3	3	3	3	2	0	2	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	4	4	3	3	2	2	1	1
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.2 SSW	2.3 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.2 NE	1.0 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.4 E	1.3 N	0.9 NNE	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.3 SSE	3.0 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.2 SSW	2.0 SSW	1.5 S	1.3 S	1.1 S	0.9 S
Period(s) (?)	9	9	9	8	8	4	8	8	9	6	6	9	8	14	12	11	10	8	8	8	7	7
Energy(?)	1032	966	701	515	447	82	214	183	45	216	69	70	66	61	2156	1586	856	575	340	245	168	130
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	cross	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	off	off	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	off	off
Tide State(?)	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	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow
High Tide / height (m)			7:28AM 1.82				7:30PM 1.82				8:18AM 1.79				9:27PM 1.90				9:13AM 1.75
Low Tide / height (m)	2:00AM 0.21				1:27PM 0.23				3:05AM 0.21				3:29PM 0.16				3:47AM 0.25				3:15PM 0.26
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	12	12	13	14	15	17	15	15	14	12	16	18	19	18	12	11	11	11	13	14	16	14
Chill °C (?)	12	12	12	13	14	16	14	14	13	12	16	18	19	18	11	10	10	11	13	13	15	12
Sunrise	-	6:54	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:54	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:56	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	8:28	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:25	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:23
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.2 SSW	2.3 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.5 SSW	0.2 ESE	1.0 SSW	0.9 NE	0.5 ENE	1.1 NNE	0.9 NNE	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.3 ENE	0.4 NE	2.5 SSW	2.2 SSW	2.0 SSW	1.5 S	1.3 S	1.1 S	0.9 S
Period (s)	9	9	9	8	8	9	8	6	6	6	6	9	8	8	8	11	10	8	8	8	7	7
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.8 ESE	0.7 ESE	0.6 ENE	0.4 ESE	0.4 ESE	0.2 SSE	0.4 ENE	0.8 SSW	0.4 E	0.6 S	0.6 S	0.4 S	0.4 S	0.3 SSE	0.4 NE	0.3 ENE	0.3 ENE	0.3 SSW	0.2 ENE	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW
Period (s)	10	10	10	10	9	10	9	8	9	8	9	7	7	14	7	8	8	13	8	13	12	12
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	0.7 ENE	1.2 NE	0.9 NE	1.1 N	0.6 N	1.3 N	0.3 SW	0.2 WSW	-	-	3.0 SSW	-	-	-	-	-	0.5 NE	0.8 NNE
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	10	4	4	6	4	6	2	2	-	-	12	-	-	-	-	-	3	4

	Saturday 21
	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM	6AM	7AM	8AM	9AM	10AM	11AM	12PM	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay Canterbury	Amberley Beach Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Amberley Beach Canterbury	Le Bons Bay Canterbury	Le Bons Bay Canterbury	Fields Canterbury	Port Robinson Canterbury	Amberley Beach Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Canterbury
Rating	3	3	3	3	2	0	2	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	4	4	3	3	2	2	1	1
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.8 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.2 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.4 SSW	0.5 E	2.2 SSW	1.9 SSW	0.4 SSE	0.6 ENE	0.6 ENE	0.9 SSE	0.9 SSE	0.8 ENE	1.5 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.2 NE	1.2 SSW	1.2 NE	1.0 SSW	1.0 SSW	0.9 SSW
Period(s) (?)	9	9	9	9	9	10	9	9	11	9	9	9	9	9	8	8	9	8	9	8	8	8
Energy(?)	805	2097	1032	1154	1081	136	860	703	113	130	120	216	213	147	385	337	500	273	460	244	214	208
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	cross- on	on	cross- on	glass	cross	off	glass	cross	on	cross- on	cross- on	on	cross- on	on	on	on	off	cross- off	off	off	off
High Tide / height (m)							7:06AM 1.85												7:53PM 1.80
Low Tide / height (m)	2:00AM 0.21													2:40PM 0.20
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	12	12	12	12	12	11	12	13	13	13	14	15	14	17	14	14	14	14	14	15	15	16
Chill °C (?)	11	11	10	12	12	10	12	13	12	12	13	14	12	16	12	12	12	12	12	13	14	15
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	6:56	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:27	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.8 ESE	2.5 SSW	2.2 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.4 SSW	0.5 E	2.2 SSW	1.9 SSW	0.5 E	1.8 SSW	1.8 SSW	0.9 SSE	0.9 SSE	0.3 SSE	1.5 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.0 SSW	0.9 SSW
Period (s)	10	9	9	9	9	10	9	9	10	9	9	9	9	10	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.8 ENE	0.7 ESE	0.8 ESE	0.7 ESE	0.7 ESE	0.4 ESE	0.6 ESE	0.6 ENE	0.4 SSE	0.6 ENE	0.6 ENE	0.5 E	0.5 E	-	0.5 ENE	0.5 ENE	0.4 SE	0.4 SE	0.4 SE	0.5 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.5 ENE
Period (s)	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	11	9	9	9	9	-	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.8 SSW	2.4 SSW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.8 ENE	0.4 NE	0.4 NE	1.2 NE	0.9 NE	1.2 NE	1.5 NNE	0.9 NE	1.5 NNE
Period (s)	9	9	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9	3	3	9	4	9	5	4	5