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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	Thursday 04			Friday 05			Saturday 06			Sunday 07			Monday 08			Tuesday 09			Wednesday 10			Thu
	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	Amberley Beach Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Canterbury	Fields Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Gore Bay Canterbury	Amberley Beach Canterbury	Fields Canterbury	Fields Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Amberley Beach Canterbury	Fields Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay Canterbury
Rating	2	1	1	2	2	2	1	1	1	3	3	3	3	3	0	4	5	6	4	4	4	3
Wave Height (m) & direction	0.9 ENE	0.8 ENE	0.8 ENE	1.6 NE	1.3 NE	1.3 NE	0.7 ENE	0.6 ENE	0.6 ENE	2.3 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.1 SSW	0.3 SSE	2.2 SSE	3.0 S	2.5 S	2.0 S	1.9 S	1.6 S	1.2 S
Period(s)	9	10	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	10	9	16	16	16	16	18	18	13	13	12	11
Energy	213	158	89	361	245	227	66	64	80	908	674	547	745	595	62	2696	4762	5193	1709	1173	1394	522
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	glass
High Tide / height (m)			7:49PM 1.66	7:21AM 1.55		7:46PM 1.68	8:54AM 1.38		9:16PM 1.61	9:38AM 1.46		8:53PM 1.64	9:37AM 1.53		10:45PM 1.71	11:11AM 1.51		10:29PM 1.68	11:17AM 1.66		11:39PM 1.71	11:52AM 1.77
Low Tide / height (m)		12:47PM 0.41	2:11AM 0.38		1:32PM 0.42	2:09AM 0.45		3:04PM 0.42		3:37AM 0.38	3:01PM 0.43		3:35AM 0.42	3:47PM 0.41		5:02AM 0.33	4:18PM 0.38		5:05AM 0.33	5:27PM 0.33		5:35AM 0.27
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	light rain	rain shwrs	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	rain shwrs	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	5	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	18	16	14	16	16	15	12	11	11	9	9	10	14	16	9	9	13	12	13	14	12	12
Low °C	11	15	14	15	15	12	12	10	6	6	8	9	11	11	7	7	12	10	10	12	9	9
Chill °C (?)	17	14	13	15	15	14	10	10	11	8	7	8	13	15	5	8	13	12	13	14	11	12
Sunrise	7:52	-	-	7:54	-	-	7:50	-	-	7:52	-	-	7:56	-	-	7:54	-	-	7:56	-	-	7:58
Sunset	-	4:58	-	-	4:57	-	-	5:00	-	-	4:57	-	-	4:55	-	-	4:57	-	-	4:55	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.9 ENE	0.8 ENE	0.8 ENE	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	1.3 NE	0.7 ENE	0.6 ENE	0.6 ENE	1.5 S	1.9 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.1 SSW	0.3 SSE	2.2 SSE	3.0 S	2.5 S	2.0 S	1.9 S	1.6 S	1.2 S
Period (s)	9	10	8	12	12	8	8	8	8	7	10	9	16	16	16	16	18	18	13	13	12	11
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.1 S	0.3 SSW	0.2 S	0.1 S	0.1 S	0.2 SSW	0.2 SSE	0.1 SE	0.5 S	0.2 ENE	0.4 NE	0.6 S	0.2 ENE	0.2 ENE	0.1 SE	-	-	1.5 S	0.8 S	-	1.4 SW	0.6 S
Period (s)	12	9	9	8	8	8	10	11	5	7	10	17	8	8	13	-	-	18	17	-	13	16
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.2 ENE	1.3 NE	0.2 NNW	1.6 NE	1.3 NE	0.5 NW	-	-	-	2.3 SSW	-	0.6 WNW	0.4 NNW	0.3 N	0.3 SW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	6	6	2	8	8	4	-	-	-	8	-	4	2	3	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

	Thursday 04					Friday 05								Saturday 06								Sun
	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury	Amberley Beach Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Canterbury	Fields Canterbury	Amberley Beach Canterbury	Fields Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Canterbury	Fields 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	Amberley Beach Canterbury	Gore Bay Canterbury	South Shore Canterbury	Amberley Beach Canterbury	Le Bons Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Fields Canterbury
Rating	2	2	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	2	2	1
Wave Height (m) & direction	0.9 ENE	0.9 ENE	0.8 ENE	0.9 ENE	0.8 ENE	0.8 ENE	1.4 NE	1.5 NE	1.6 NE	0.7 ENE	1.3 NE	1.3 NE	1.4 NE	1.3 NE	1.2 NE	0.5 ENE	0.7 ENE	0.5 ENE	0.6 ENE	1.1 NE	1.1 NE	0.6 ENE
Period(s)	9	10	10	9	9	8	9	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	9	9	8
Energy	213	216	158	144	91	89	339	340	361	58	245	234	267	227	218	42	66	43	64	203	250	80
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	cross- off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off
Tide State	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	mid-ebb	mid-flow	high	high
High Tide / height (m)	7:26AM 1.65				7:51PM 1.79				7:21AM 1.55				7:46PM 1.68				8:54AM 1.38				8:30PM 1.66	9:16PM 1.61
Low Tide / height (m)			12:47PM 0.41				1:24AM 0.45				1:32PM 0.42				2:09AM 0.45
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	clear	cloudy	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	light rain	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-
Temp. °C	11	13	15	16	14	14	15	15	15	18	16	15	15	14	13	12	12	12	11	10	10	10
Chill °C (?)	9	11	13	16	13	13	14	14	13	18	15	14	14	14	12	10	10	11	10	8	10	8
Sunrise	7:52	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:54	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:50	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	4:58	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4:57	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:00	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.9 ENE	0.9 ENE	0.8 ENE	0.9 ENE	0.8 ENE	0.8 ENE	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.7 ENE	0.3 SSW	0.2 SSW	1.4 NE	1.3 NE	1.2 NE	0.5 ENE	0.7 ENE	0.5 ENE	0.6 ENE	1.1 NE	1.1 NE	0.6 ENE
Period (s)	9	10	10	9	9	8	13	12	12	8	12	12	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	9	9	8
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.1 S	0.4 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.2 S	0.1 S	0.2 S	0.2 S	0.1 S	0.1 S	0.1 S	0.1 S	0.2 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.1 S	0.2 SSE	0.1 S	0.1 SE	0.5 S	0.7 S	0.5 S
Period (s)	12	9	9	9	9	9	8	8	8	8	8	9	12	8	10	11	10	12	11	11	5	5
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.2 ENE	1.2 NE	1.3 NE	-	0.5 N	0.2 NNW	1.4 NE	1.5 NE	1.6 NE	-	1.3 NE	1.3 NE	-	0.5 NW	-	-	-	-	-	0.8 S	-	-
Period (s)	6	6	6	-	3	2	9	8	8	-	8	8	-	4	-	-	-	-	-	5	-	-

	Thursday 04																	Friday 05
	7AM	8AM	9AM	10AM	11AM	12PM	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM	1AM	2AM	3AM	4AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Canterbury	Amberley Beach Canterbury	Amberley Beach 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	Fields Canterbury	Midshore Bay Canterbury	Midshore Bay Canterbury	Amberley Beach Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Canterbury	Midshore Bay Canterbury	Fields Canterbury	Gore Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Canterbury
Rating	2	2	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	2	2	1
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.0 ENE	0.9 ENE	0.9 ENE	0.9 ENE	0.9 ENE	0.9 ENE	0.9 NE	0.9 NE	0.8 ENE	1.0 ENE	1.2 ENE	0.9 ENE	0.7 ENE	0.8 ENE	0.8 ENE	1.1 NE	0.6 ENE	0.8 ENE	0.8 ENE	1.4 NE	1.4 NE	1.4 NE
Period(s)	10	10	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	8	8	9	9	9
Energy	248	229	213	213	220	216	188	176	158	227	253	144	85	91	91	212	63	89	87	339	339	332
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off
High Tide / height (m)	6:37AM 1.58													7:51PM 1.79
Low Tide / height (m)							12:47PM 0.41													1:24AM 0.45
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	11	11	11	12	12	13	15	16	15	16	16	16	15	15	14	16	14	14	14	15	15	15
Chill °C (?)	8	8	9	10	10	11	14	15	13	15	15	16	14	14	13	15	13	13	14	14	14	14
Sunrise	-	7:52	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4:58	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.0 ENE	0.9 ENE	0.9 ENE	0.9 ENE	0.9 ENE	0.9 ENE	0.9 NE	0.9 NE	0.8 ENE	1.0 ENE	1.2 ENE	0.9 ENE	0.7 ENE	0.8 ENE	0.8 ENE	1.1 NE	0.6 ENE	0.8 ENE	0.8 ENE	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW
Period (s)	10	10	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	8	8	13	13	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.5 S	0.5 S	0.1 S	0.1 S	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.2 S	0.1 S	0.1 S	0.1 S	0.3 SSW	0.1 S	0.2 S	0.2 S	0.2 S	0.2 S	0.2 S
Period (s)	10	10	12	12	9	9	9	9	9	10	10	9	9	9	9	12	9	9	8	8	8	8
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.2 NE	1.2 NE	1.2 ENE	1.2 ENE	1.3 NE	1.2 NE	1.2 NE	1.3 NE	1.3 NE	1.3 NE	0.9 N	-	-	-	0.5 N	1.2 N	0.4 NNE	0.2 NNW	0.2 NNW	1.4 NE	1.4 NE	1.4 NE
Period (s)	5	5	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	4	-	-	-	3	4	3	2	2	9	9	9