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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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.

Canterbury Photos

Canterbury Wavefinder

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	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury	Gore Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay Canterbury	Fields Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay Canterbury	Amberley Beach 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 - Magnet Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Canterbury	Lone Pine Brighton Canterbury
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	2	3	4	3	2	2	1	1	0	1	2	3	4	3	3	3	3	1
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 15	S 14	S 13	SSE 8	S 12	S 16	S 13	S 12	S 11	S 10	S 10	E 14	NNE 8	SSW 8	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	N 4
kJ	780	2402	1559	127	734	1093	564	330	227	164	92	15	85	123	856	1074	789	816	636	500	26
Wind (km/h)	W	SW	SSW	WNW	ESE	NNE	N	NNE	NW	NW	N	NW	WSW	WNW	NW	NW	WNW	NW	N	N	SW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	off	off	glassy	glassy	off	off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	glassy	off	cross-off	off	off
High Tide	9:47AM1.58m		10:04PM1.75m	10:41AM1.64m		10:23PM1.59m	10:56AM1.66m		11:17PM1.57m	11:48AM1.67m		00:49AM1.64m		12:36PM1.69m	00:54AM1.59m		1:21PM1.72m	1:36AM1.62m		2:02PM1.76m
Low Tide		3:53PM0.38m		4:23AM0.30m	4:46PM0.45m		4:30AM0.42m	5:04PM0.49m		5:20AM0.45m	5:37PM0.52m	6:36PM0.48m	6:08AM0.44m		6:42PM0.49m	6:53AM0.41m		7:26PM0.45m	7:19AM0.37m		8:51PM0.43m


mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Max °C	9	11	8	9	10	8	9	9	8	13	15	14	12	14	12	15	16	13	17	16	16
Min °C	8	9	7	7	8	7	8	8	7	9	13	11	11	12	10	13	14	12	13	16	8
Chill °C	6	11	6	9	10	8	6	6	6	11	14	12	11	13	11	15	16	12	16	15	16
	7:13	—	—	7:13	—	—	7:13	—	—	7:11	—	—	7:09	—	—	7:09	—	—	7:07	—	—
	—	5:45	—	—	5:46	—	—	5:47	—	—	5:50	—	—	5:50	—	—	5:51	—	—	5:52	—
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 9	S 14	S 12	SSE 8	S 12	S 16	S 13	S 12	S 11	S 10	S 10	NE 4	NNE 8	SSW 8	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	E 14
kJ	523	2402	1054	127	734	1093	564	330	227	164	92	4	85	123	856	1074	789	816	636	500	16
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 15	SE 13	E 9	ESE 9	S 17	E 9	E 9	ESE 11	NE 4	NE 6	S 13	E 14	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	N 5	ESE 14	ESE 14	SE 14	ESE 14	S 15
kJ	780	42	27	61	140	14	14	22	5	15	14	15	35	35	34	31	40	40	32	40	5
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 3	—	S 13	—	—	—	NNE 3	NE 4	—	NNW 4	N 4	NNW 3	SW 4	NNE 8	NNW 5	—	N 4	N 4	NW 4	NNW 5	N 4
kJ	1	—	1559	—	—	—	3	4	—	31	48	4	10	42	91	—	9	5	14	117	26
Sea °C	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10
Diff °C	+0.4	+0.8	+0.8	+0.5	+0.8	+1.3	+1.2	+1.2	+1.3	+1.3	+1.2	+0.6	+1.3	+1.3	+1.3	+1.3	+1.3	+1.3	+1.3	+1.2	+0.6