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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	Thu		Friday 13			Saturday 14			Sunday 15			Monday 16			Tuesday 17			Wednesday 18			Thu
	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	Fields Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Canterbury	Gore Bay Canterbury	Scarborough Canterbury	Amberley Beach Canterbury	Amberley Beach Canterbury	Lighthouse Reef Canterbury	Amberley Beach Canterbury	Amberley Beach Canterbury	Amberley Beach Canterbury	Amberley Beach Canterbury	Amberley Beach Canterbury	Smithfield Canterbury	Jacks Point Canterbury	Le Bons Bay Canterbury	Le Bons Bay Canterbury	Fields Canterbury	Amberley Beach Canterbury	Fields Canterbury	Fields Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Gore Bay Canterbury
Rating	2	2	3	1	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	4	4	3	0	2	2	2	1
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.3 ENE	2.0 NE	1.6 ENE	1.9 ENE	0.8 ENE	1.2 SSE	0.7 ESE	0.8 SE	1.2 SE	1.4 SE	1.7 SE	2.5 ESE	2.1 ESE	1.9 ESE	2.1 E	1.8 SE	2.1 SE	1.4 ESE	1.8 SE	1.5 SE	1.4 SE	1.1 SE
Period(s) (?)	6	7	7	8	8	7	7	6	8	9	10	12	13	12	10	10	9	10	9	8	8	8
Energy(?)	155	471	403	528	85	221	55	83	316	488	909	2065	1956	947	1174	1031	817	459	539	346	341	197
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- on	off	cross- on	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	on	cross- off	cross	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	glass	cross- on	glass	cross- off	cross- on
High Tide / height (m)		1:38AM 1.68		2:44PM 1.51	3:11AM 1.64		2:51PM 1.62	2:39AM 2.18		3:32PM 1.66		4:27AM 2.21	4:47PM 2.11		5:22AM 1.88	5:29PM 1.79		6:04AM 1.91	6:13PM 2.17		6:36AM 1.95	7:00PM 2.20
Low Tide / height (m)		7:06PM 0.47	7:39AM 0.51		8:46PM 0.38	8:42AM 0.46		8:19PM 0.73	10:06AM 0.35		10:18PM 0.33	10:39AM 0.63		11:03PM 0.28	11:36AM 0.32		11:48PM 0.24	12:20PM 0.27		10:56PM 0.52	12:53PM 0.25
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	light rain	mod. rain	mod. rain	cloudy	light rain	light rain	light rain	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	9	8	-	4	4	2	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	19	17	23	22	13	16	15	14	15	14	13	12	13	13	14	14	14	17	17	15	18	21
Low °C	19	17	21	16	13	14	15	12	14	13	11	11	13	12	14	14	13	15	17	14	17	20
Chill °C (?)	18	16	23	22	10	16	14	14	12	11	10	8	11	11	12	12	12	17	16	14	18	21
Sunrise	-	-	6:43	-	-	6:46	-	-	6:48	-	-	6:48	-	-	6:48	-	-	6:52	-	-	6:50	-
Sunset	8:38	-	-	8:39	-	-	8:46	-	-	8:37	-	-	8:44	-	-	8:32	-	-	8:30	-	-	8:28
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.4 SSE	0.4 S	1.1 ENE	1.1 ENE	0.8 ENE	0.6 ENE	0.1 S	0.8 SE	1.2 SE	1.4 SE	1.7 SE	2.5 ESE	2.1 ESE	1.9 ESE	2.1 E	1.8 SE	2.1 SE	1.4 ESE	1.8 SE	1.5 SE	1.4 SE	1.1 SE
Period (s)	8	9	7	8	8	8	16	6	8	9	10	12	13	12	10	10	9	10	9	8	8	8
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.3 ESE	0.2 SSW	0.2 SSE	-	0.1 E	0.6 SE	0.1 S	0.5 E	0.7 E	0.7 E	1.1 E	-	-	-	0.7 SE	1.4 E	0.6 E	0.7 E	0.1 S	0.2 SSE	0.4 SSW	0.2 ENE
Period (s)	11	12	9	-	13	7	12	8	10	10	12	-	-	-	12	10	10	10	20	18	16	8
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.3 ENE	2.0 NE	1.6 ENE	1.9 ENE	0.8 SSW	1.2 SSE	0.7 ESE	0.3 SW	0.8 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.0 SSW	0.8 SW	2.3 S	0.1 S	2.2 SSW	1.5 S	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	6	7	7	8	4	7	7	2	4	4	4	4	7	12	7	7	-	-	-	-	-	-

	Thursday 12			Friday 13								Saturday 14								Sunday 15
	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury	Amberley Beach Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay Canterbury	Fields Canterbury	Fields Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Canterbury	Jacks Point Canterbury	Gore Bay Canterbury	Le Bons Bay Canterbury	Lone Pine Brighton Canterbury	Scarborough Canterbury	Eddies South Shore Canterbury	Amberley Beach Canterbury	Amberley Beach Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Stony Bay Canterbury	Amberley Beach Canterbury	Amberley Beach Canterbury	Eddies South Shore Canterbury	Lighthouse Reef Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay Canterbury	Scarborough Canterbury
Rating	0	1	1	2	2	2	2	1	3	2	1	1	2	2	2	1	0	0	1	1	2	1
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.2 ENE	0.5 S	0.3 SSW	1.5 ENE	1.4 ENE	1.7 NE	1.7 ENE	1.0 E	1.9 NE	1.9 NE	0.9 ENE	0.8 ENE	1.5 S	1.3 S	1.2 SSE	1.0 ENE	0.9 ESE	0.5 E	0.7 SE	0.6 ESE	1.6 SE	0.8 ESE
Period(s) (?)	5	10	12	7	7	8	7	7	7	7	7	8	7	7	7	8	8	8	6	7	8	8
Energy(?)	135	88	70	226	204	364	326	106	556	372	79	84	287	253	221	259	192	62	63	53	447	130
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- on	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	on	on	glass	cross- off	off	off
Tide State(?)	mid-ebb	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)					2:26AM 1.61				2:42PM 1.43				2:55AM 2.17				3:34PM 1.67				3:51AM 1.85
Low Tide / height (m)			7:06PM 0.47				7:57AM 0.50				8:49PM 0.43				9:24AM 0.46				9:17PM 0.70
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	clear	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	20	18	17	19	19	17	19	22	24	21	14	13	13	13	14	16	16	15	14	13	13	13
Chill °C (?)	20	17	16	19	19	16	19	22	24	21	12	12	13	12	13	16	15	14	14	12	11	11
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	6:41	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:46	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:47
Sunset	-	8:42	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:38	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:37	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.2 SSE	0.5 S	0.4 S	1.5 ENE	1.4 ENE	0.3 S	0.2 S	1.0 E	1.3 ENE	1.9 NE	0.9 ENE	0.8 ENE	0.7 ENE	0.7 ENE	0.6 ENE	1.0 ENE	0.9 ENE	0.5 E	0.5 E	0.6 ESE	1.6 SE	0.8 ESE
Period (s)	11	10	10	7	7	9	9	7	7	7	7	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	7	8	8
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.3 SSE	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSE	0.3 SSE	0.2 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.1 S	0.2 S	0.1 SW	0.1 E	0.1 E	0.4 SSE	0.6 SSE	0.6 SE	0.4 SW	0.1 S	0.1 E	0.1 E	0.1 SE	0.8 ENE	0.5 E
Period (s)	11	12	12	10	9	12	12	9	9	12	13	13	7	7	7	7	12	12	12	15	8	9
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.2 ENE	1.5 ENE	1.7 ENE	-	-	1.7 NE	1.7 ENE	-	1.9 NE	-	0.5 SW	0.6 S	1.5 S	1.3 S	1.2 SSE	1.2 SSE	0.9 ESE	0.8 SE	0.7 SE	-	0.9 SSW	0.5 S
Period (s)	5	6	6	-	-	8	7	-	7	-	3	3	7	7	7	6	8	4	6	-	4	3

	Thursday 12										Friday 13
	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM	1AM	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM	6AM	7AM	8AM	9AM	10AM	11AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury	Amberley Beach Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay Canterbury	Fields Canterbury	Fields Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Canterbury	Jacks Point Canterbury	Gore Bay Canterbury	Le Bons Bay Canterbury	Lone Pine Brighton Canterbury	Scarborough Canterbury	Eddies South Shore Canterbury	Amberley Beach Canterbury	Amberley Beach Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Stony Bay Canterbury	Amberley Beach Canterbury	Amberley Beach Canterbury	Eddies South Shore Canterbury	Lighthouse Reef Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay Canterbury	Scarborough Canterbury
Rating	0	1	1	2	2	2	2	1	3	2	1	1	2	2	2	1	0	0	1	1	2	1
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.2 ENE	0.6 S	0.5 S	1.4 ENE	1.5 ENE	1.7 NE	1.7 NE	0.9 E	2.1 ENE	1.9 NE	1.1 ENE	2.0 NE	2.0 NE	1.1 ENE	1.1 ENE	1.9 NE	1.0 ENE	1.0 ENE	1.7 NE	0.9 ENE	1.7 ENE	1.7 ENE
Period(s) (?)	5	10	10	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	8	7	7	8	8	7	7
Energy(?)	125	121	98	179	220	325	311	77	673	366	124	540	545	140	148	436	118	117	425	99	326	401
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- on	off	off	cross- on	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross	cross- on	on
High Tide / height (m)														2:33AM 1.74
Low Tide / height (m)							7:23PM 0.46
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	20	19	19	20	19	17	17	19	18	17	17	17	17	18	18	17	18	18	19	18	19	21
Chill °C (?)	20	18	18	20	18	16	16	19	18	17	17	17	17	18	18	17	18	18	19	17	19	21
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:45	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:40	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.2 SSE	0.6 S	0.5 S	0.4 SSE	0.4 SSE	0.5 S	0.5 S	0.9 E	1.6 ENE	0.4 S	1.1 ENE	1.1 ENE	1.1 ENE	1.1 ENE	1.1 ENE	1.9 NE	1.0 ENE	1.0 ENE	0.9 ENE	0.1 S	0.2 S	0.9 ENE
Period (s)	11	10	10	8	10	10	10	6	7	10	7	7	7	7	7	8	7	7	7	9	9	7
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.3 SSE	0.3 ESE	0.3 ESE	0.3 ESE	0.3 ESE	0.3 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.2 E	0.4 SSE	0.2 SSW	0.1 S	0.1 S	0.1 S	0.1 SE	0.1 SE	0.3 S	0.1 SE	0.1 S	0.1 S	0.1 S	0.2 SSW	0.1 S
Period (s)	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	11	10	12	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	9	12	9
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.2 ENE	1.3 ENE	1.4 ENE	1.4 ENE	1.5 ENE	1.7 NE	1.7 NE	-	2.1 ENE	1.9 NE	-	2.0 NE	2.0 NE	-	-	-	-	-	1.7 NE	0.9 ENE	1.7 ENE	1.7 ENE
Period (s)	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	-	7	7	-	7	7	-	-	-	-	-	8	8	7	7