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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	Sunday 02			Monday 03			Tuesday 04			Wednesday 05			Thursday 06			Friday 07			Saturday 08			Sun
	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	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Canterbury	Fields Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay Canterbury	Fields Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Eddies South Shore Canterbury	Amberley Beach Canterbury
Rating	2	2	2	1	2	1	1	2	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	0
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.2 S	1.1 S	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.8 SSW	1.2 NE	0.4 SW	0.4 SSW	0.6 SSW	1.3 S	0.8 SSE	1.1 S	1.1 S	1.1 S	1.0 S	0.8 SSE	0.6 SE	0.4 SSE	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.5 ENE	0.4 ENE
Period(s) (?)	9	9	11	12	12	6	10	14	14	13	14	11	10	10	10	9	11	18	15	14	6	6
Energy(?)	238	212	217	232	187	211	38	89	171	618	256	440	242	248	271	195	207	212	483	400	31	18
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	glass	cross- on	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- on	cross- off	cross- on	cross- off	off	cross	cross	off	off	cross	cross- off	glass	off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)		1:23PM 1.83	2:04AM 1.80		2:11PM 1.90	2:37AM 1.95		3:18PM 1.92	3:47AM 2.02		4:11PM 1.96		4:22AM 2.13	5:05PM 1.97		5:37AM 2.14	6:48PM 1.87		6:34AM 2.14	6:59PM 1.93		7:34AM 2.11
Low Tide / height (m)			7:50PM 0.21	8:57AM 0.19		8:21PM 0.12	9:49AM 0.12		9:30PM 0.06	10:01AM 0.06		10:23PM 0.01	10:39AM 0.04		12:09AM -0.02	11:58AM 0.05		12:17AM -0.01	12:58PM 0.08		1:17AM 0.02
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	13	12	12	17	14	15	17	19	13	14	15	15	23	21	12	16	16	11	16	17	15	24
Low °C	11	12	10	15	13	13	17	18	11	12	14	12	20	18	11	14	14	10	15	15	12	18
Chill °C (?)	13	11	11	17	12	15	17	19	13	13	14	14	23	21	10	15	15	9	16	17	15	24
Sunrise	6:09	-	-	6:07	-	-	6:05	-	-	6:05	-	-	6:03	-	-	6:03	-	-	6:01	-	-	6:01
Sunset	-	8:13	-	-	8:15	-	-	8:17	-	-	8:15	-	-	8:19	-	-	8:22	-	-	8:22	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.2 S	1.1 S	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.8 SSW	1.2 NE	0.7 NE	0.4 SSW	0.6 SSW	1.3 S	0.8 SSE	1.2 NE	1.1 S	1.1 S	1.0 S	0.8 SSE	0.6 SSE	0.7 SE	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.5 ENE	0.4 ENE
Period (s)	9	9	11	12	12	6	7	14	14	13	14	6	10	10	10	9	8	10	15	14	6	6
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.2 ENE	0.5 NE	0.3 SSE	0.1 NE	0.2 ENE	0.6 SSW	0.4 SW	0.3 S	0.4 SSW	0.6 NE	0.1 S	1.1 S	-	0.6 NNW	0.8 NNE	0.5 SE	0.6 SE	0.4 SSE	0.7 ENE	0.7 ENE	0.1 SE	0.1 NE
Period (s)	5	5	9	9	9	11	10	9	8	7	11	11	-	4	8	12	11	18	5	6	9	8
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	0.4 NE	0.3 NNE	0.7 NE	-	-	-	-	-	0.4 ENE	0.8 NNW	1.3 N	-	0.3 SW	0.3 WNW	-	0.6 ENE	0.8 NE	0.9 ENE	-	0.5 NNW
Period (s)	-	-	5	2	4	-	-	-	-	-	6	4	5	-	2	3	-	4	5	6	-	3

	Sunday 02	Monday 03	Tuesday 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	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Amberley Beach Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay Canterbury	Fields Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Canterbury	Amberley Beach Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Fields Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury
Rating	2	2	2	0	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.3 S	1.3 S	1.2 S	0.4 SE	0.9 S	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSE	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.0 S	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.7 SSW	1.1 NE	1.2 NE	0.6 ENE	0.9 NE	0.7 NE	0.4 SW	0.3 SSW	0.4 SSW
Period(s) (?)	10	9	9	9	9	11	9	11	12	12	12	12	11	11	6	6	6	7	7	11	11	13
Energy(?)	334	286	253	28	207	229	90	217	253	302	250	246	174	142	118	211	51	130	58	72	47	86
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	glass	glass	glass	on	glass	glass	glass	off	off	cross- off	off	off	off	off	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	glass	off	off	cross- off
Tide State(?)	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb
High Tide / height (m)	1:14AM 1.69				1:23PM 1.83				2:04AM 1.80				2:11PM 1.90				3:37AM 1.79				3:18PM 1.92
Low Tide / height (m)			7:21AM 0.25				8:32PM 0.20				8:12AM 0.17				9:25PM 0.14				9:06AM 0.11
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	clear	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	8	8	11	13	13	13	11	11	11	12	13	15	18	13	13	15	9	15	16	17	18	15
Chill °C (?)	8	8	11	12	13	13	11	10	10	11	12	14	18	12	12	15	7	15	16	17	18	15
Sunrise	-	6:09	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:07	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:05	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	8:15	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:15	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:15
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.3 S	1.3 S	1.2 S	0.4 SE	0.9 S	0.8 S	0.8 SSE	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.0 S	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.7 NE	1.2 NE	0.6 ENE	0.9 NE	0.7 NE	0.6 NE	0.4 NE	0.5 NE
Period (s)	10	9	9	9	9	9	9	11	12	12	12	12	11	11	5	6	6	7	7	6	6	5
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.7 NE	0.2 ENE	0.6 NE	0.3 ENE	0.7 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.1 NE	0.3 SSE	0.4 NE	0.4 NE	0.2 ENE	0.2 ENE	0.1 S	0.2 ENE	0.1 SE	0.6 SSW	0.3 SSE	0.5 SSW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.3 S	0.4 SSW
Period (s)	5	5	5	5	9	11	4	9	8	8	9	9	9	9	12	11	11	10	10	11	9	13
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.4 NE	0.2 NNE	0.3 N	0.4 NNE	0.4 NNE	0.7 NE	0.8 NNE	1.1 NE	-	0.2 WNW	0.3 WSW	-	-	-	0.3 N
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5	4	2	9	3	4	4	6	-	2	4	-	-	-	3

	Sunday 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	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Amberley Beach Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay Canterbury	Fields Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Canterbury	Amberley Beach Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Fields Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury
Rating	2	2	2	0	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.3 S	1.1 S	1.3 S	0.5 SE	1.2 S	1.3 S	0.9 SSE	1.2 S	1.2 S	1.2 S	1.1 S	1.1 S	1.2 S	1.1 S	0.4 SE	1.1 S	0.9 SSE	0.6 SSW	0.7 SSE	0.7 SSE	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW
Period(s) (?)	10	9	10	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	10	10
Energy(?)	317	314	334	53	243	286	128	258	253	253	215	215	240	212	34	212	115	175	201	165	196	193
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	glass	cross- on	glass	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	cross	cross- on	glass	cross	on	cross- on	on	glass	glass	off	off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)	1:14AM 1.69												1:23PM 1.83
Low Tide / height (m)							8:00AM 0.24												7:50PM 0.21
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	9	8	8	8	8	8	8	11	11	12	12	12	13	12	12	12	12	12	11	10	10	11
Chill °C (?)	9	7	8	6	8	8	6	11	11	12	12	11	13	11	11	12	12	12	11	10	10	10
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	6:09	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:13	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.3 S	1.1 S	1.3 S	0.5 SE	1.2 S	1.3 S	0.9 SSE	1.2 S	1.2 S	1.2 S	1.1 S	1.1 S	1.2 S	1.1 S	0.4 SE	1.1 S	0.9 SSE	0.6 SSE	0.7 SSE	0.7 SSE	0.7 S	0.7 S
Period (s)	10	9	10	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.1 NE	0.8 SSW	0.7 NE	0.4 ENE	0.2 ENE	0.2 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.6 NE	0.6 NE	0.6 NE	0.6 NE	0.6 NE	0.2 ENE	0.5 NE	0.1 E	0.5 NE	0.2 ENE	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW
Period (s)	9	10	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	9	5	5	9	10	10	10	10
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.7 NE	0.4 NE	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.4 E	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	5	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5	-	-	-	-	-	-	-