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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	Friday 02			Saturday 03			Sunday 04			Monday 05			Tuesday 06			Wednesday 07			Thursday 08			Fri
	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	Amberley Beach Canterbury	Port Robinson Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay Canterbury	Fields Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Canterbury	Amberley Beach Canterbury	Amberley Beach Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Amberley Beach Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Canterbury	Le Bons Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Raupo 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	Amberley Beach Canterbury	Fields Canterbury
Rating	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	1	1	0	1
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.7 SSE	0.8 S	1.0 S	1.4 SSW	0.9 S	1.0 S	1.0 S	0.9 NE	1.0 ENE	0.6 E	0.6 ENE	0.8 ENE	0.9 NE	0.9 ENE	0.4 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.4 E	0.4 NE	0.6 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.5 ENE
Period(s) (?)	7	6	6	7	7	7	7	8	5	5	9	5	6	6	11	11	12	6	8	8	6	7
Energy(?)	107	96	157	240	106	145	133	229	70	55	135	57	129	79	114	109	133	19	35	59	17	36
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	cross	off	cross- off	cross	glass	cross	cross	cross- off	on	off	on	cross- on	glass	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- on
High Tide / height (m)		4:21PM 1.98		4:55AM 2.20	5:17PM 2.02		5:50AM 2.23	6:13PM 2.03		6:43AM 1.93			7:30AM 2.21		8:02PM 1.70	8:32AM 1.94		8:57PM 1.76	8:40AM 1.93		8:46PM 1.79	9:14AM 1.82
Low Tide / height (m)	10:17AM 0.13		10:35PM 0.01	11:15AM 0.09		11:33PM -0.02	12:13PM 0.06		10:51PM 0.48		1:06PM 0.04	1:15AM -0.01		1:53PM 0.07	2:17AM 0.02		2:55PM 0.09	3:12AM 0.09		2:42PM 0.20	3:02AM 0.22
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	cloudy	light rain	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	15	15	14	15	15	12	16	15	13	17	16	15	18	20	16	19	18	16	18	20	19	21
Low °C	15	15	12	13	14	11	14	14	12	15	15	13	17	18	14	18	17	14	16	18	18	18
Chill °C (?)	14	14	13	15	14	11	15	14	11	16	15	14	18	20	16	19	18	16	18	20	19	21
Sunrise	5:52	-	-	5:50	-	-	5:52	-	-	5:54	-	-	5:52	-	-	5:54	-	-	5:54	-	-	5:58
Sunset	-	9:10	-	-	9:08	-	-	9:12	-	-	9:12	-	-	9:12	-	-	9:12	-	-	9:10	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.6 E	0.5 E	0.8 SSE	0.6 ENE	0.4 ENE	1.0 S	1.0 S	0.9 SSE	0.3 SE	0.6 E	0.6 S	0.6 E	0.9 NE	0.9 ENE	0.7 ENE	0.6 SSW	0.6 NE	0.4 E	0.4 NE	0.2 SSW	0.4 ENE	0.5 ENE
Period (s)	8	7	6	8	8	7	7	7	8	5	8	5	6	6	6	11	6	6	8	10	6	7
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.3 SE	0.5 SE	0.5 E	0.1 SE	0.2 E	0.4 ENE	0.3 ENE	0.2 SSW	0.1 S	0.3 ENE	0.6 ENE	0.3 ENE	0.6 ENE	0.5 SSW	0.5 NE	0.4 ENE	0.5 SSW	0.2 ENE	0.3 ENE	0.1 SE	0.2 ENE	0.1 S
Period (s)	8	7	8	7	9	8	9	16	16	9	9	9	8	12	9	6	12	8	5	10	7	10
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.7 SSE	0.8 S	1.0 S	1.4 SSW	0.9 S	-	-	0.9 NE	1.0 ENE	0.5 ENE	0.7 NE	0.8 ENE	-	-	-	-	0.4 SE	-	0.3 NE	0.6 ENE	-	0.3 WNW
Period (s)	7	6	6	7	7	-	-	8	5	5	5	5	-	-	-	-	3	-	3	8	-	2

	Friday 02							Saturday 03								Sunday 04
	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	Amberley Beach Canterbury	Amberley Beach Canterbury	Amberley Beach Canterbury	Amberley Beach Canterbury	Amberley Beach Canterbury	Amberley Beach Canterbury	Amberley Beach Canterbury	Amberley Beach Canterbury	Smithfield Canterbury	Port Robinson Canterbury	Port Robinson Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay Canterbury	Port Robinson Canterbury	Fields Canterbury	Fields Canterbury	Fields Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay Canterbury
Rating	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.7 E	0.7 E	0.7 SSE	0.5 E	0.8 S	0.8 S	0.9 S	0.9 S	1.5 S	0.8 S	1.1 S	1.3 S	1.2 S	1.1 S	0.8 SSE	0.8 SSE	0.7 SSE	0.7 SSE	0.9 S	1.0 S	1.0 S	0.9 S
Period(s) (?)	8	8	7	8	6	6	6	6	7	6	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	8
Energy(?)	70	68	107	71	96	86	112	100	274	83	185	213	186	154	96	96	81	86	157	138	138	148
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off
Tide State(?)	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	high	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high
High Tide / height (m)	3:59AM 2.13					4:21PM 1.98			3:29AM 2.53	4:52AM 1.91				5:08PM 2.05				5:48AM 2.05				5:09PM 2.00
Low Tide / height (m)				10:17AM 0.13				10:35PM 0.01				11:05AM 0.09				11:28PM -0.02				11:07AM 0.08
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	light rain	light rain	cloudy	clear	some clouds	clear	cloudy	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	cloudy	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	14	15	15	15	15	15	13	13	12	12	13	15	15	14	13	13	12	12	14	16	16	15
Chill °C (?)	13	14	14	14	14	14	12	12	11	10	11	15	15	14	12	13	12	12	13	15	15	14
Sunrise	-	5:52	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:52	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:54	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	9:10	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9:12	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9:14
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.7 E	0.7 E	0.6 E	0.5 E	0.5 E	0.4 SSE	0.5 E	0.4 ENE	0.9 SE	0.8 S	0.8 S	0.5 ENE	0.5 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.8 SSE	0.8 SSE	0.7 SSE	0.7 SSE	0.9 S	1.0 S	1.0 S	0.9 S
Period (s)	8	8	8	8	7	7	8	8	7	6	6	8	8	8	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	8
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.3 SE	0.3 SE	0.3 SE	0.4 SE	0.5 SE	0.4 ENE	0.4 SSE	0.4 SSE	0.1 SE	0.5 E	0.4 ENE	0.1 SW	0.1 SW	0.1 SW	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.6 ENE	0.3 ENE	0.2 S	0.3 SSW
Period (s)	8	8	8	7	7	7	7	6	7	8	8	12	12	12	8	8	9	9	9	8	16	16
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.3 SW	0.3 SW	0.7 SSE	0.7 S	0.8 S	0.8 S	0.9 S	0.9 S	1.5 S	0.3 WSW	1.1 S	1.3 S	1.2 S	1.1 S	-	-	-	-	-	0.4 NE	0.8 ENE	0.9 ENE
Period (s)	2	2	7	5	6	6	6	6	7	3	7	7	7	7	-	-	-	-	-	3	4	4

	Friday 02
	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	Amberley Beach Canterbury	Amberley Beach Canterbury	Amberley Beach Canterbury	Amberley Beach Canterbury	Amberley Beach Canterbury	Amberley Beach Canterbury	Amberley Beach Canterbury	Amberley Beach Canterbury	Smithfield Canterbury	Port Robinson Canterbury	Port Robinson Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay Canterbury	Port Robinson Canterbury	Fields Canterbury	Fields Canterbury	Fields Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay Canterbury
Rating	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.7 E	0.7 E	0.7 E	0.7 E	0.7 E	0.7 E	0.7 E	0.6 E	0.6 ESE	0.6 SSE	0.8 SSE	0.9 ENE	0.8 ENE	0.8 ENE	0.6 E	0.5 E	0.7 S	0.7 SSE	1.1 S	1.2 S	1.2 S	1.2 SSW
Period(s) (?)	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	7	7	8	8	8	8	7	6	6	6	6	6	6
Energy(?)	114	70	70	68	68	68	66	52	104	95	118	100	83	83	72	72	83	90	142	125	125	132
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross	cross- on	cross- on	cross	on	on	on
High Tide / height (m)			3:59AM 2.13													4:18PM 1.82
Low Tide / height (m)										10:13AM 0.10											9:31PM 0.01
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	light rain	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	14	15	14	14	14	15	15	15	13	16	16	14	14	15	15	15	15	15	13	13	13	13
Chill °C (?)	13	14	13	13	13	14	14	14	12	15	15	13	13	14	14	14	14	15	11	12	12	12
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	5:52	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9:14	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.7 E	0.7 E	0.7 E	0.7 E	0.7 E	0.7 E	0.7 E	0.6 E	0.6 ESE	0.6 SSE	0.6 E	0.9 ENE	0.8 ENE	0.8 ENE	0.6 E	0.5 E	0.5 E	0.5 E	0.7 ENE	0.4 NE	0.4 NE	0.4 NE
Period (s)	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	7	8	8	8	8	8	7	7	7	8	8	8	8
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.3 SE	0.3 SE	0.3 SE	0.3 SE	0.3 SE	0.3 SE	0.3 SE	0.3 SE	0.6 SSE	0.5 ENE	0.1 S	0.4 SE	0.4 SE	0.4 SE	0.5 SE	0.4 SE	0.4 SE	0.4 SE	0.1 SW	0.3 SE	0.3 SE	0.3 SE
Period (s)	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	5	8	14	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	13	7	7	7
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	0.3 SW	0.3 SW	0.3 SW	0.3 SW	0.3 SW	0.3 SW	0.3 SW	0.9 S	0.6 S	0.8 SSE	0.9 S	1.0 S	1.0 S	0.6 S	0.6 S	0.7 S	0.7 SSE	1.1 S	1.2 S	1.2 S	1.2 SSW
Period (s)	-	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	5	5	7	6	6	6	5	5	6	6	6	6	6	6