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

	Saturday 5			Sunday 6			Monday 7			Tuesday 8			Wednesday 9			Thursday 10			Friday 11
	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	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Amberley Beach Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay Canterbury	Amberley Beach Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay Canterbury	Fields Canterbury	Fields Canterbury	South Shore Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Gore Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay Canterbury	Gore Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay Canterbury	Jacks Point Canterbury
Rating (10 max)	2	0	3	3	0	2	2	2	2	2	3	2	2	1	1	2	2	4	3	3	3
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 12	SSE 15	SSW 17	SSW 17	E 4	SSW 9	SSW 10	ESE 7	E 8	E 9	E 9	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	SE 7	SSW 14	SSW 15	SSW 14	S 19	SSW 18	SSE 15
kJ	485	23	516	367	29	156	163	195	227	152	347	254	149	83	54	111	266	778	728	570	539
Wind (km/h)	NNW	NW	WNW	ENE	ENE	ESE	ENE	NNW	NNW	WSW	ESE	NNE	N	NE	NW	SW	SW	NE	WNW	SSW	NNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-off	glassy	glassy	glassy	off	off	cross-off	off	off	off	cross-off	off	cross-off
High Tide	10:21AM1.84m		10:46PM1.72m	11:07AM1.89m	12:04PM1.97m	11:32PM1.78m		12:58PM1.87m	1:22AM1.74m		1:18PM2.00m	2:16AM1.67m		1:54PM2.06m		3:06AM2.01m	3:34PM2.13m		3:21AM1.95m	4:24PM2.11m
Low Tide		5:23PM0.27m		4:43AM0.24m			5:42AM0.17m		7:15PM0.17m	7:19AM0.35m		8:10PM0.12m	7:49AM0.05m		9:05PM0.09m	9:18AM0.04m		8:55PM0.07m	9:34AM0.03m		9:15PM0.53m


mm	—	—	—	5	4	3	1	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	—	—	—	—	—
Max °C	12	14	11	8	10	8	8	6	7	8	9	8	10	12	11	7	8	6	10	10	8
Min °C	11	13	8	8	10	8	7	6	6	7	8	7	9	10	9	7	7	6	9	10	7
Chill °C	10	12	9	6	8	6	6	6	6	8	9	8	7	11	8	4	6	5	7	8	5
	6:48	—	—	6:48	—	—	6:46	—	—	6:43	—	—	6:41	—	—	6:39	—	—	6:37	—	—
	—	6:06	—	—	6:07	—	—	6:07	—	—	6:07	—	—	6:09	—	—	6:09	—	—	6:10	—
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 12	SSE 15	SSW 17	SSW 10	SE 4	SSW 9	SSW 10	ESE 7	E 8	E 9	E 9	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	SE 7	SSW 14	SSW 15	S 18	SSW 8	SSW 18	SSE 15
kJ	485	23	516	206	5	156	163	195	227	152	347	254	149	83	54	111	266	311	172	570	539
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 9	S 9	SE 9	SSW 17	ENE 5	S 16	SSW 15	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 7	S 8	S 8	ENE 5	SSW 16	NNE 5	NE 7	S 19	SSW 8	E 14
kJ	8	2	3	367	2	126	71	25	38	74	73	15	50	33	26	89	18	9	728	75	16
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 4	NNW 4	NNW 5	E 3	E 4	E 5	E 5	—	—	—	SSW 9	—	—	NE 3	—	N 5	S 6	SSW 14	N 3	N 5	WSW 3
kJ	10	11	35	7	11	28	58	—	—	—	132	—	—	7	—	95	117	778	11	47	3
Sea °C	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	10
Diff °C	+1.6	+1.1	+1.6	+1.6	+1.1	+1.6	+1.6	+1.3	+1.3	+1.2	+1.6	+0.9	+1.6	+1.6	+0.9	+1.3	+1.3	+1.6	+1.6	+1.3	+1.4