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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Canterbury Wavefinder

7 day 48 hour

	Thu	Friday 04			Saturday 05			Sunday 06			Monday 07			Tuesday 08			Wednesday 09			Thursday 10
	Night	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 - Raupo Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Fields Canterbury	Fields Canterbury	Fields Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Amberley Beach Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Canterbury	Fields Canterbury	Fields Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay Canterbury	Fields Canterbury
Rating	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	2	2	2	1	2	4	4	5	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.3 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.7 ENE	1.5 ENE	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 ENE	0.8 E	0.7 E	0.6 SSW	0.4 ENE	0.6 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.6 S	1.3 E	2.2 ESE	2.4 ESE	2.5 E	2.3 E
Period(s) (?)	14	14	10	10	15	14	10	10	10	12	10	13	14	14	13	12	10	10	12	11	11	11
Energy(?)	660	425	543	448	316	276	136	130	100	117	32	129	308	331	218	140	73	313	1251	1387	1793	1317
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	cross- off	glass	off	off	cross	cross- off	glass	glass	off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)	11:19PM	11:50AM		11:33PM	10:43PM	12:04PM	12:21AM		12:51PM	1:42AM		2:10PM	2:27AM		2:20PM	2:35AM	3:15AM	3:42PM 11:54AM	2:21AM		1:57PM	2:37AM
Low Tide / height (m)		5:29AM	5:16PM		5:39AM		6:06PM	6:24AM		7:30PM	7:08AM 4:53AM	5:29AM	8:17PM	7:53AM		8:27PM	9:20AM		9:35PM	5:58AM		9:49PM
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	rain shwrs	some clouds	cloudy	light rain	light rain	cloudy	light rain	light rain	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	rain shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	rain shwrs	some clouds	clear
Rain (mm)	1	-	-	4	2	-	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	1	-	-
High °C	8	9	9	9	9	10	9	9	9	8	8	10	8	9	10	8	9	9	8	9	10	11
Low °C	7	9	9	8	9	9	8	8	9	7	6	8	8	8	8	8	8	9	7	7	9	9
Chill °C (?)	6	8	9	9	7	8	7	9	9	7	8	9	7	9	9	6	7	7	6	7	9	10
Sunrise	-	8:02	-	-	8:00	-	-	7:58	-	-	8:00	-	-	8:00	-	-	8:00	-	-	7:56	-	-
Sunset	-	-	5:00	-	-	5:01	-	-	5:05	-	-	5:02	-	-	5:05	-	-	5:05	-	-	5:07	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.3 SSW	1.5 ENE	1.7 ENE	1.5 ENE	1.3 ENE	1.1 ENE	0.8 ENE	0.9 SSE	0.9 SSE	0.8 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.6 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.6 S	1.3 E	2.2 ESE	2.4 ESE	2.4 E	2.3 E
Period (s)	14	10	10	10	10	9	10	8	8	10	10	13	14	14	13	12	10	10	12	11	11	11
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.9 ENE	1.0 SSW	1.0 S	0.9 SSW	0.8 SSE	0.9 SSE	0.8 SSE	0.8 E	0.7 E	0.7 SSE	0.3 SE	0.5 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.6 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.7 ENE	0.5 ENE	0.6 E	0.3 S	0.2 SSE	0.3 S	0.2 SSE
Period (s)	9	14	14	14	8	8	8	10	10	8	7	9	8	10	10	10	10	12	9	9	9	9
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.7 SSW	0.4 WSW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.2 E	0.4 ESE	0.8 E	-	-	-	2.5 E	-
Period (s)	4	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5	6	4	-	-	-	11	-

	Thu	Friday 04								Saturday 05								Sun
	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Le Bons Bay Canterbury	Le Bons Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Fields Canterbury	Fields Canterbury
Rating	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.4 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.6 ENE	1.7 ENE	1.7 ENE	1.7 ENE	1.5 ENE	1.1 S	1.3 ENE	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.8 ENE	0.8 ENE
Period(s) (?)	15	14	14	14	14	10	10	10	10	10	14	10	15	14	14	14	10	10
Energy(?)	805	660	504	421	425	500	543	565	543	448	476	346	316	280	276	213	131	136
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	off	off	cross- off	off	off	cross	cross	cross	cross- off	cross- off
Tide State(?)	-	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow
High Tide / height (m)		11:19PM 1.73				11:15AM 1.61									12:04PM 1.62
Low Tide / height (m)				4:53AM 0.39				5:16PM 0.46					6:15AM 0.42				6:48PM 0.43
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	light rain	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	1	1	1	1	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	7	7	8	8	9	9	9	9	8	8	9	9	9	9	10	9	9	8
Chill °C (?)	5	4	6	6	8	9	9	9	7	7	8	7	7	7	8	7	7	5
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	8:02	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:00	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:00	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:01	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.4 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.2 ENE	1.5 ENE	1.6 ENE	1.7 ENE	1.7 ENE	1.7 ENE	1.5 ENE	1.4 ENE	1.3 ENE	1.3 ENE	1.1 ENE	1.1 ENE	1.1 ENE	0.8 ENE	0.8 ENE
Period (s)	15	14	14	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	10	10
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.9 ENE	0.9 ENE	0.9 ENE	1.1 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.0 S	1.0 S	0.9 SSW	1.0 S	0.9 SSW	1.1 S	0.8 S	0.8 SSE	0.9 S	0.9 SSE	0.9 SSE	0.7 SSE	0.8 SSE
Period (s)	9	9	9	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	8	8	8	8	8	8	8
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.4 SW	0.7 SSW	-	0.4 WSW	0.4 WSW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	3	4	-	3	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-