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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Canterbury Wavefinder

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	Mon		Tuesday 14			Wednesday 15			Thursday 16			Friday 17			Saturday 18			Sunday 19			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 - Te Oka Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Amberley Beach Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay Canterbury	Amberley Beach Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay Canterbury	Jacks Point Canterbury	Jacks Point Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	South Shore Canterbury	Amberley Beach Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay Canterbury	Amberley Beach Canterbury	Amberley Beach Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay Canterbury
Rating	3	3	2	2	1	2	1	2	2	4	2	1	1	2	1	0	3	4	0	0	3	2
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.3 E	2.1 ENE	1.5 ENE	1.1 ENE	0.5 E	0.5 E	0.6 E	0.9 S	1.4 S	1.4 SSW	2.1 SSW	0.3 ESE	0.3 ESE	0.4 ESE	0.7 NE	0.4 ENE	0.8 ENE	3.0 SSE	1.1 ENE	1.5 ENE	2.1 ENE	1.8 ENE
Period(s) (?)	12	11	10	9	13	13	12	10	9	9	13	14	14	13	9	7	8	7	10	11	10	10
Energy(?)	1631	1096	601	414	130	147	106	260	384	468	1420	72	75	132	94	26	152	902	308	526	1232	897
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	on	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross	cross	cross- off	off
High Tide / height (m)								2:57AM 2.29
Low Tide / height (m)								8:47PM 0.52
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	heavy rain	heavy rain	cloudy	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	12	23	-	1	4	1	5
High °C	16	17	15	16	14	14	16	13	16	15	11	16	19	17	16	12	11	12	12	10	9	8
Low °C	16	13	14	15	9	12	15	11	12	13	10	11	16	15	15	11	9	10	11	9	8	7
Chill °C (?)	16	16	15	16	12	14	16	11	15	14	11	15	19	16	16	11	8	11	10	7	6	5
Sunrise	-	-	6:58	-	-	7:01	-	-	7:01	-	-	7:11	-	-	7:05	-	-	7:05	-	-	7:05	-
Sunset	5:59	-	-	5:55	-	-	5:55	-	-	5:52	-	-	5:57	-	-	5:51	-	-	5:50	-	-	5:45
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.3 E	2.1 ENE	1.5 ENE	1.1 ENE	0.5 E	0.7 SSW	0.6 E	0.9 N	1.4 S	1.4 SSW	2.1 SSW	0.4 SSE	0.4 NE	0.5 S	0.7 NE	0.4 ENE	0.8 ENE	1.1 NE	1.1 ENE	1.5 ENE	2.1 ENE	1.8 ENE
Period (s)	12	11	10	9	9	4	12	5	9	9	13	9	4	8	9	7	8	8	10	11	10	10
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.7 SSW	0.4 E	0.7 E	0.7 E	0.5 E	0.5 E	0.1 SE	0.9 S	0.5 E	0.7 S	0.3 E	0.3 ESE	0.4 SE	0.4 ESE	0.2 E	0.2 ENE	0.8 NNE	0.2 SSW	0.6 SE	0.3 SSE	1.3 SSW	1.2 SSW
Period (s)	6	16	14	14	13	13	4	10	11	10	11	14	9	13	12	9	7	13	8	7	10	10
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	1.2 N	1.0 N	0.8 NNW	0.7 NNW	-	-	0.3 SSW	0.4 NNW	-	-	0.2 N	0.6 NE	1.9 NNE	0.7 N	0.4 NW	-	3.0 SSE	1.3 SW	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	4	5	5	4	-	-	5	4	-	-	3	4	6	3	3	-	7	5	-	-	-

	Monday 13			Tuesday 14								Wednesday 15								Thursday 16
	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Midshore Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	South Shore Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Fields Canterbury	Fields Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Le Bons Bay Canterbury	Amberley Beach Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Amberley Beach Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury
Rating	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	1	2	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.3 E	2.5 ENE	1.5 E	1.6 E	1.5 E	1.6 ENE	1.5 ENE	0.7 E	1.1 ENE	0.7 E	0.7 E	0.7 E	0.7 E	0.7 E	0.5 E	0.8 E	0.7 E	0.7 E	0.7 E	0.5 E	0.9 S	1.6 SSW
Period(s) (?)	12	12	11	11	10	10	10	14	9	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	10	10
Energy(?)	1631	1831	617	711	818	743	601	373	414	276	273	243	269	237	100	216	207	250	273	85	274	850
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off
Tide State(?)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	mid-flow	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High Tide / height (m)
Low Tide / height (m)
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	16	17	15	13	14	13	14	17	16	15	14	12	11	11	12	14	14	13	13	12	11	11
Chill °C (?)	16	16	14	12	12	11	13	17	16	14	13	11	9	9	11	14	14	11	11	10	10	9
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:58	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:00	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	5:58	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:55	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:54	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.3 E	2.5 ENE	1.5 E	1.6 E	1.5 E	1.6 ENE	1.5 ENE	0.7 E	1.1 ENE	0.8 E	0.8 E	0.9 NNW	0.7 E	0.7 E	0.5 E	0.8 E	0.7 E	0.7 S	0.8 S	0.5 E	0.9 S	1.3 SSW
Period (s)	12	12	11	11	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	5	13	13	12	12	12	11	10	12	10	10
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.7 SSW	0.4 SW	0.4 E	0.5 E	0.9 NE	0.7 E	0.7 E	0.5 E	0.7 E	0.7 E	0.7 E	0.7 E	0.6 E	0.6 NE	0.4 ENE	0.5 S	0.5 S	0.7 E	0.7 E	0.2 SSE	0.6 N	0.6 E
Period (s)	6	6	16	15	11	14	14	14	14	13	13	9	9	8	8	4	4	12	12	11	5	11
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	0.8 NNW	0.4 NW	0.9 NNW	1.4 NNW	1.1 NNW	1.0 N	0.7 NNW	0.8 NNW	0.3 WNW	0.7 NW	1.1 NW	0.6 WSW	0.7 SW	0.3 W	-	-	0.6 NE	1.0 N	0.6 NNW	0.8 SSW	1.6 SSW
Period (s)	-	4	3	4	5	5	5	4	5	3	4	5	4	4	3	-	-	3	4	4	5	10

	Monday 13	Tuesday 14
	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM	1AM	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM	6AM	7AM	8AM	9AM	10AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Midshore Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	South Shore Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Fields Canterbury	Fields Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Le Bons Bay Canterbury	Amberley Beach Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Amberley Beach Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury
Rating	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	1	2	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.4 E	3.0 ENE	1.8 E	2.2 E	2.5 ENE	2.5 ENE	2.5 ENE	1.4 E	2.4 ENE	1.8 E	1.7 E	2.1 ENE	2.1 ENE	1.5 E	1.2 E	1.5 E	1.4 E	1.3 E	1.6 ENE	0.9 E	1.5 ENE	1.5 ENE
Period(s) (?)	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10
Energy(?)	1848	3007	917	1439	2040	1831	1612	497	1342	813	722	1096	1096	902	370	818	542	469	672	261	601	601
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	cross	cross- off	off	cross	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)
Low Tide / height (m)								7:04PM 0.64
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	clear	cloudy	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	16	15	20	17	16	17	17	16	17	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	12	12	12	12	14	14
Chill °C (?)	16	14	20	17	15	16	16	15	16	14	14	13	13	12	12	12	11	11	10	10	13	13
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:58	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	5:57	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.4 E	3.0 ENE	1.8 E	2.2 E	2.5 ENE	2.5 ENE	2.5 ENE	1.4 E	2.4 ENE	1.8 E	1.7 E	2.1 ENE	2.1 ENE	1.5 E	1.2 E	1.5 E	1.4 E	1.3 E	1.6 ENE	0.9 E	1.5 ENE	1.5 ENE
Period (s)	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.8 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.2 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.4 E	0.4 E	0.4 E	0.4 E	0.9 NE	0.4 E	0.9 NE	0.5 E	0.5 E	0.7 E	0.5 E	0.7 E	0.7 E
Period (s)	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	5	16	16	16	16	11	15	11	15	14	14	14	14	14
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	0.8 NNW	0.8 NNW	0.8 NNW	0.5 N	0.9 NNW	0.4 NW	0.6 NNW	1.2 N	1.3 N	1.3 NNW	0.7 NW	1.3 NNW	0.8 WNW	0.8 WNW	1.0 NNW	0.6 NNW	1.0 N	1.0 N
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	4	4	4	3	4	3	3	4	5	5	4	5	4	4	5	4	5	5