Canterbury Surf

Canterbury Surf Forecast

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 05			Saturday 06			Sunday 07			Monday 08			Tuesday 09			Wednesday 10			Thursday 11			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	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Amberley Beach Canterbury	South Shore Canterbury	Amberley Beach Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay Canterbury	Fields 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	Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Canterbury	Fields Canterbury
Rating	2	2	1	1	1	2	3	3	2	3	3	3	6	5	4	4	4	3	3	3	2	1
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.5 NE	1.4 NE	0.5 ENE	0.6 ENE	0.6 ENE	1.0 NE	2.4 SSW	1.9 SSW	0.6 S	1.0 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.5 SSW	3.0 S	3.0 S	1.7 SSE	2.3 S	2.1 S	1.7 S	1.3 S	1.2 S	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSE
Period(s)	8	8	8	8	9	9	8	9	18	14	16	16	19	19	18	13	13	12	11	11	15	10
Energy	330	299	41	59	118	217	798	601	396	525	575	1044	7068	6427	1721	1838	1468	869	566	508	299	95
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	off	off	off	cross- off	off	off	glass	off	off	glass	cross- off	off	glass	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)			8:34PM 1.75	8:46AM 1.97		8:30PM 1.66	9:30AM 1.59		9:14PM 1.64	9:37AM 1.53		10:36PM 1.74	10:05AM 1.59		11:31PM 1.61	11:17AM 1.66		11:39PM 1.71		12:10PM 1.76	12:33AM 1.76
Low Tide / height (m)		1:32PM 0.42	2:56AM 0.43		3:04PM 0.42	2:52AM 0.44	3:28AM 0.45	3:01PM 0.43		3:35AM 0.42	3:47PM 0.41		4:01AM 0.40	5:10PM 0.40		5:05AM 0.33	5:27PM 0.33		5:53AM 0.27		6:21PM 0.28	7:26AM 0.17
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	light rain	cloudy	rain shwrs	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	1	-	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	16	16	14	11	11	10	10	9	11	14	16	11	11	12	11	13	13	13	16	17	11	12
Low °C	14	14	12	11	10	8	8	9	9	12	14	8	8	12	9	11	11	11	14	14	10	9
Chill °C (?)	15	15	14	9	10	10	10	7	10	14	16	8	10	12	10	13	13	12	16	17	10	12
Sunrise	7:54	-	-	7:54	-	-	7:54	-	-	7:56	-	-	7:58	-	-	7:56	-	-	7:56	-	-	7:56
Sunset	-	4:57	-	-	5:00	-	-	4:57	-	-	4:55	-	-	4:57	-	-	4:55	-	-	4:55	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.5 ENE	0.6 ENE	0.6 ENE	1.0 NE	0.5 NE	1.9 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.5 SSW	3.0 S	3.0 S	1.7 SSE	2.3 S	2.1 S	1.7 S	1.3 S	1.2 S	0.9 S	0.6 SSE
Period (s)	12	12	8	8	9	9	8	9	9	14	16	16	19	19	18	13	13	12	11	11	9	10
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.1 S	0.1 E	0.1 S	0.1 S	0.3 SSE	0.7 S	0.1 SE	0.3 NE	0.6 S	0.5 S	0.4 N	0.3 NNE	0.2 ESE	0.2 E	-	-	-	0.6 NNE	0.6 SSW	0.6 S	0.6 SSW	0.2 SSE
Period (s)	8	13	12	12	5	6	15	9	18	17	4	8	12	12	-	-	-	4	15	16	15	15
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.5 NE	1.4 NE	-	0.1 SW	0.9 S	-	2.4 SSW	-	0.7 N	0.4 N	0.4 WNW	0.5 S	-	-	-	-	-	0.8 N	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	8	8	-	4	5	-	8	-	4	4	3	3	-	-	-	-	-	4	-	-	-	-

	Friday 05							Saturday 06								Sunday 07
	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Amberley Beach Canterbury	South Shore Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	South Shore Canterbury	Kairaki Beach Canterbury	Amberley Beach Canterbury	Amberley Beach Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Lighthouse Reef Canterbury	Patiti Point Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Canterbury
Rating	2	2	2	2	2	3	2	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	2	3	3	3	2
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.4 NE	1.4 NE	1.5 NE	1.6 NE	1.4 NE	1.6 NE	1.5 NE	0.5 ENE	0.5 ENE	1.1 NE	0.6 ENE	0.6 ENE	0.6 ENE	0.6 ENE	1.1 NE	1.0 NE	1.2 S	1.6 S	2.4 SSW	2.2 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.5 SSW
Period(s)	9	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	9	9	9	9	5	7	8	9	9	9
Energy	323	320	330	354	299	650	315	41	42	206	59	100	118	76	256	217	106	313	798	825	601	427
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	glass	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	off	off	cross- off	glass	off	off
Tide State	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low
High Tide / height (m)			7:21AM 1.55				7:46PM 1.68				8:46AM 1.97				8:30PM 1.66
Low Tide / height (m)	1:24AM 0.45				1:32PM 0.42				2:32AM 0.67					3:04PM 0.42			2:09AM 0.93					3:01PM 0.43
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	light rain	cloudy	light rain	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	rain shwrs	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	14	14	14	16	16	14	14	13	12	12	11	11	11	10	10	10	8	7	8	10	9	9
Chill °C (?)	13	13	13	15	15	14	14	12	11	11	9	9	10	10	10	10	6	6	6	10	7	6
Sunrise	-	-	7:54	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:54	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:54	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	4:57	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:00	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4:57	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.4 SW	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	1.4 NE	1.5 NE	0.5 ENE	0.5 ENE	1.1 NE	0.6 ENE	0.6 ENE	0.6 ENE	0.6 ENE	1.1 NE	1.0 NE	0.5 SSE	0.7 SSE	0.5 NE	2.2 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.5 SSW
Period (s)	13	12	12	12	12	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	9	9	9	9	4	7	8	9	9	9
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.2 S	0.1 S	0.1 S	0.1 S	0.1 E	0.2 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.1 S	0.1 S	0.4 SSW	0.1 S	0.2 SSE	0.3 SSE	0.4 SE	0.8 S	0.7 S	0.3 E	0.2 E	0.1 SE	0.5 NE	0.3 NE	0.4 NE
Period (s)	8	8	8	8	13	12	12	12	14	10	12	5	5	5	6	6	9	9	15	9	9	9
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.4 NE	1.4 NE	1.5 NE	1.6 NE	1.4 NE	1.6 NE	-	-	-	0.6 SSW	0.1 SW	0.9 S	0.9 S	-	-	-	1.2 S	1.6 S	2.4 SSW	-	-	0.3 NNE
Period (s)	9	8	8	8	8	8	-	-	-	4	4	5	5	-	-	-	5	7	8	-	-	2

	Friday 05
	1AM	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM	6AM	7AM	8AM	9AM	10AM	11AM	12PM	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury	Fields Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Hickory 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	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury
Rating	2	2	2	2	2	3	2	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	2	3	3	3	2
Wave Height (m) & direction	0.8 ENE	1.4 NE	1.4 NE	1.4 NE	1.4 NE	1.4 NE	1.4 NE	1.5 NE	1.5 NE	1.6 NE	1.6 NE	1.6 NE	1.5 NE	1.5 NE	1.4 NE	1.4 NE	1.4 NE	1.6 NE	1.6 NE	1.6 NE	1.5 NE	1.4 NE
Period(s)	8	9	9	9	9	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8
Energy	87	323	323	332	331	320	313	333	330	353	354	354	323	323	299	299	292	650	658	658	315	282
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	off	off	off	off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	glass	glass	glass	off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)								7:21AM 1.55												7:46PM 1.68
Low Tide / height (m)		1:24AM 0.45												1:32PM 0.42
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	14	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	15	15	16	15	16	16	16	15	14	14	14	14	14
Chill °C (?)	13	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	14	15	14	15	15	16	15	14	14	14	14	14
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:54	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4:57	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.8 ENE	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	1.4 NE	1.4 NE	1.4 NE	1.4 NE	1.5 NE	1.4 NE
Period (s)	8	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	8	8	8	8	8	8
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.2 S	0.2 S	0.2 S	0.2 S	0.2 S	0.1 S	0.1 S	0.1 S	0.1 S	0.1 S	0.1 S	0.1 S	0.1 S	0.1 S	0.1 E	0.1 E	0.2 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW
Period (s)	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	1.4 NE	1.4 NE	1.4 NE	1.4 NE	1.4 NE	1.4 NE	1.5 NE	1.5 NE	1.6 NE	1.6 NE	1.6 NE	1.5 NE	1.5 NE	1.4 NE	1.4 NE	-	1.6 NE	1.6 NE	1.6 NE	-	-
Period (s)	-	9	9	9	9	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	-	8	8	8	-	-