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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	Tuesday 04			Wednesday 05			Thursday 06			Friday 07			Saturday 08			Sunday 09			Monday 10			Tue
	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	Fields Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay Canterbury	Amberley Beach Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Amberley Beach Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Fields Canterbury	Fields Canterbury	Amberley Beach Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay Canterbury	Amberley Beach Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Canterbury
Rating	0	1	3	3	2	2	0	1	2	1	2	2	1	1	1	0	2	2	1	1	2	2
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.2 ENE	0.3 S	0.4 SSW	1.4 S	0.4 SSE	1.1 S	0.4 SE	1.1 S	0.9 S	0.7 SE	0.7 SE	0.5 S	0.5 SSW	0.5 SE	0.3 SSE	0.2 SSE	0.6 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.2 SSE	0.7 SSW	1.3 NE
Period(s) (?)	8	9	14	13	14	10	10	10	9	10	10	16	15	9	17	16	13	14	12	13	11	7
Energy(?)	9	23	127	657	83	432	39	301	184	222	181	222	197	63	75	30	199	250	277	36	171	276
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	cross- on	on	off	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross- on	glass	cross	cross- off	glass	cross- on	off	cross- off	cross	glass	glass	on	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)		4:02PM 1.71	3:47AM 2.02		4:57PM 2.02		5:27AM 2.15	5:51PM 1.87		5:37AM 2.14	6:01PM 1.96		6:14AM 2.15	6:39PM 1.95		8:20AM 2.20		8:00PM 1.89	8:35AM 2.06		9:49PM 1.95	9:38AM 1.99
Low Tide / height (m)			9:30PM 0.06	10:01AM 0.06		11:12PM 0.01	11:48AM 0.04		11:19PM -0.01	11:58AM 0.05		12:17AM -0.01	12:38PM 0.09		1:17AM 0.02		1:59PM 0.11	2:18AM 0.06		3:00PM 0.14
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	19	17	11	15	16	15	24	23	13	16	14	14	16	18	16	17	15	12	18	17	15	19
Low °C	15	15	9	13	14	12	21	19	11	15	13	13	15	18	11	15	13	12	16	16	13	19
Chill °C (?)	19	16	10	14	15	15	24	23	11	16	13	13	16	18	16	16	14	11	18	17	14	19
Sunrise	6:09	-	-	6:05	-	-	6:05	-	-	6:03	-	-	6:01	-	-	6:01	-	-	6:00	-	-	5:56
Sunset	-	8:15	-	-	8:16	-	-	8:19	-	-	8:20	-	-	8:20	-	-	8:22	-	-	8:23	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.2 ENE	0.3 S	0.6 SSW	1.4 S	0.4 SSE	1.1 S	0.4 ENE	1.1 S	0.9 S	0.8 S	0.7 SE	0.6 SE	0.5 SSW	0.5 SE	0.4 SE	0.2 ENE	0.7 S	0.8 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.2 SSE	0.7 SSW	1.3 NE
Period (s)	5	9	8	13	14	10	5	10	9	9	10	10	15	9	8	7	6	14	12	13	11	7
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.2 ENE	0.1 NE	0.5 NE	0.1 SE	-	0.3 S	0.4 SE	0.1 SE	0.5 NE	0.7 SE	0.6 S	0.5 S	0.5 SE	0.2 SSE	0.3 SSE	0.2 SSE	0.6 SSW	0.1 NE	0.4 ESE	0.1 NE	-	0.6 SSW
Period (s)	8	9	5	12	-	14	10	14	8	10	9	16	9	15	17	16	13	7	4	9	-	12
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	0.5 NE	-	0.3 NE	0.4 ENE	1.4 NE	0.4 NNW	1.1 N	0.4 SW	-	0.3 NE	0.4 NNE	-	0.4 NE	-	0.4 SW	0.4 NE	0.5 E	-	0.5 E	1.0 NE	0.4 NW
Period (s)	-	3	-	8	3	6	3	5	3	-	6	3	-	8	-	3	7	4	-	4	5	3

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	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 - Gough Bay Canterbury	Gore Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Amberley Beach Canterbury	Amberley Beach Canterbury	Amberley Beach Canterbury	Fields Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Hickory 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	Amberley Beach Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury
Rating	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	2	2	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	0	2
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.2 NE	0.5 NE	0.8 NE	0.6 NE	0.2 ENE	0.6 E	0.5 E	0.2 SSE	0.6 SSW	1.1 S	1.3 S	1.4 S	1.4 S	1.3 S	1.2 S	1.3 NE	1.1 S	1.2 S	1.2 S	1.1 S	0.4 SE	1.0 S
Period(s) (?)	7	8	7	7	9	4	4	15	13	13	13	13	12	11	11	6	10	10	10	10	10	10
Energy(?)	207	52	71	74	19	20	14	46	213	465	623	651	535	403	332	222	380	378	344	274	42	212
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	off	glass	glass	cross- on	on	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	off	off	glass	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off
Tide State(?)	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high
High Tide / height (m)	2:54AM 1.92					4:03PM 1.98			3:47AM 2.02				3:53PM 1.99					4:41AM 2.10				5:05PM 1.97
Low Tide / height (m)			9:06AM 0.11					10:14PM 0.06				10:01AM 0.06				11:12PM 0.01				10:59AM 0.05
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	cloudy	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	14	9	15	17	17	14	12	11	9	9	12	13	16	14	12	12	13	15	19	22	23	17
Chill °C (?)	13	7	15	17	16	13	12	11	9	8	11	12	15	13	10	11	13	15	19	22	23	17
Sunrise	-	6:07	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:05	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:03	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	8:15	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:19	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:19
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.2 NE	0.5 NE	0.8 NE	0.6 NE	0.1 S	0.1 E	0.5 E	0.5 ENE	0.6 SSW	1.1 S	1.3 S	1.4 S	1.4 S	1.3 S	1.2 S	0.8 ENE	1.2 NE	1.2 S	1.2 S	1.1 S	0.4 SE	1.0 S
Period (s)	7	8	7	7	9	9	4	6	13	13	13	13	12	11	11	6	6	10	10	10	10	10
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.5 SSW	0.3 SSE	0.4 SW	0.3 SSW	0.2 ENE	0.1 S	0.1 E	0.2 S	0.6 SSW	0.6 NE	0.1 SE	0.2 SSE	0.1 SE	0.1 SE	0.1 SE	0.4 SE	1.1 S	1.1 NE	0.9 NE	0.8 NE	0.3 ENE	0.2 SSE
Period (s)	10	10	10	9	9	15	9	8	8	6	12	12	14	13	12	11	10	6	6	6	5	13
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	0.3 WNW	0.2 NNW	-	0.5 ENE	0.6 E	-	0.4 SE	-	-	0.6 NE	0.5 NE	0.7 ENE	0.8 NE	1.3 NNE	1.3 NE	-	-	-	0.9 NNW	0.4 NW	1.1 N
Period (s)	-	2	3	-	3	4	-	3	-	-	6	6	4	4	6	6	-	-	-	4	3	4

	Tuesday 04
	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 - Gough Bay Canterbury	Gore Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Amberley Beach Canterbury	Amberley Beach Canterbury	Amberley Beach Canterbury	Fields Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Hickory 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	Amberley Beach Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury
Rating	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	2	2	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	0	2
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.2 NE	0.7 NE	1.2 NE	1.1 NE	0.4 ENE	0.4 NE	0.3 ENE	0.3 S	0.8 NE	0.8 NE	0.4 SW	0.6 NE	0.3 SSW	0.4 S	0.5 NE	0.2 ENE	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.5 E	0.4 SSW
Period(s) (?)	7	7	7	7	6	6	6	10	7	7	10	7	10	8	7	9	13	13	13	13	4	14
Energy(?)	216	73	207	187	27	20	18	29	71	98	37	74	32	40	58	19	78	60	66	64	14	88
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross- on	cross	cross	cross- on	cross- on	on	on	on	glass	cross- on
High Tide / height (m)															3:18PM 1.92	4:03PM 1.98
Low Tide / height (m)									9:06AM 0.11
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	14	11	14	14	7	8	9	12	15	16	17	18	19	19	16	17	14	13	12	11	12	10
Chill °C (?)	13	9	13	13	4	6	7	11	15	16	17	18	19	19	16	17	13	12	11	10	12	8
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	6:09	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:15	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.2 NE	0.7 NE	1.2 NE	1.1 NE	0.4 ENE	0.4 NE	0.3 ENE	0.3 ENE	0.8 NE	0.8 NE	0.7 NE	0.6 NE	0.4 WNW	0.4 S	0.5 NE	0.1 S	0.5 NE	0.4 NE	0.4 NE	0.4 NE	0.5 E	0.4 NE
Period (s)	7	7	7	7	6	6	6	5	7	7	7	7	3	8	7	9	6	6	6	6	4	6
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.6 SSW	0.3 SSE	0.5 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.2 ENE	0.2 ENE	0.2 ENE	0.3 S	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.2 ENE	0.4 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.1 E	0.4 SSW
Period (s)	11	11	10	10	8	8	8	10	10	10	10	9	10	14	8	9	8	8	8	7	9	7
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	0.3 WNW	-	-	0.3 WNW	0.3 WNW	0.3 WNW	0.2 WNW	0.2 NNW	0.2 NNW	0.2 NNW	-	-	-	-	0.5 ENE	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	2	-	-	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	-	-	-	-	3	-	-	-	-	-	-