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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	Mon		Tuesday 03			Wednesday 04			Thursday 05			Friday 06			Saturday 07			Sunday 08			Mon
	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	Kairaki Beach Canterbury	Lone Pine Brighton Canterbury	Amberley Beach Canterbury	Port Robinson Canterbury	Fields Canterbury	Amberley Beach Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay Canterbury	Amberley Beach Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Fields Canterbury	Amberley Beach Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Canterbury	Fields Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay Canterbury	Amberley Beach Canterbury	Fields Canterbury
Rating	1	1	0	2	2	0	2	2	2	2	2	1	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	1
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.8 SE	0.2 ENE	1.7 SSE	0.8 ESE	1.1 S	1.0 S	1.1 S	1.3 ENE	1.6 NE	0.7 ENE	0.4 SSE	0.3 SSW	0.9 ESE	0.9 ESE	0.4 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.3 ENE	0.3 ENE
Period(s) (?)	9	9	4	9	6	7	11	10	10	5	6	6	10	13	5	5	12	12	13	13	9	9
Energy(?)	46	52	38	14	400	91	383	366	317	128	312	95	78	87	74	58	117	99	113	167	20	39
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	glass	on	off	off	cross- on	cross- off	off	on	cross- on	cross- off	cross- on	cross- off	cross	cross	cross- on	cross- off	on
High Tide / height (m)			6:24AM 2.16	6:46PM 1.99		7:06AM 2.12		7:29PM 1.97	8:05AM 2.02		8:20PM 1.92	8:55AM 1.68		9:21PM 1.68	9:45AM 1.70		10:16PM 1.78	9:28AM 1.65		10:22PM 1.64	10:44AM 1.59
Low Tide / height (m)		12:00AM 0.01	12:46PM 0.08		1:03AM 0.04		1:37PM 0.10	1:44AM 0.10		2:28PM 0.14	2:36AM 0.18		3:05PM 0.21	3:36AM 0.23		3:16PM 0.30			4:05PM 0.37		4:33AM 0.45	4:56PM 0.42
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	light rain	heavy rain	mod. rain	rain shwrs	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	4	15	6	5	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	25	17	11	12	11	15	14	12	16	18	16	22	20	14	16	18	15	20	18	19	22	18
Low °C	21	12	11	12	10	12	14	12	14	18	14	18	19	14	14	17	15	18	17	16	20	17
Chill °C (?)	25	17	9	9	8	15	14	11	16	17	16	22	20	13	16	18	14	20	18	19	22	18
Sunrise	-	-	6:31	-	-	6:33	-	-	6:31	-	-	6:33	-	-	6:33	-	-	6:35	-	-	6:39	-
Sunset	8:53	-	-	8:49	-	-	8:51	-	-	8:50	-	-	8:49	-	-	8:45	-	-	8:45	-	-	8:43
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.2 ENE	0.2 ENE	1.4 SSE	0.8 ESE	1.1 S	1.0 S	1.1 S	0.4 SE	0.7 SSE	0.7 ENE	0.1 S	0.4 NE	0.4 NE	0.2 ESE	0.5 NE	0.5 SSW	0.5 NE	0.5 SSW	0.3 ENE	0.3 ENE
Period (s)	9	9	6	6	6	7	11	10	10	11	10	6	15	6	6	7	10	12	9	13	9	9
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.4 ENE	0.3 ENE	0.2 ENE	0.2 ENE	0.3 ENE	0.3 SE	0.8 ESE	0.8 E	0.8 E	0.1 S	0.5 E	0.4 SSE	0.4 SSE	0.3 ESE	0.3 SSW	0.2 ENE	0.4 ESE	0.3 ENE	0.4 SSW	0.5 NE	0.1 NE	0.2 SSE
Period (s)	7	6	9	9	8	13	7	8	8	19	7	10	10	7	13	9	5	4	13	10	5	12
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	0.4 SSE	0.8 SE	1.4 SSE	1.7 SSE	-	-	-	0.4 NE	1.3 ENE	1.6 NE	0.2 WNW	0.9 E	0.9 SSE	0.9 ESE	0.9 ESE	0.5 NE	-	0.4 ENE	0.8 NNW	0.4 NW	0.5 SSE
Period (s)	-	5	4	5	6	-	-	-	3	5	6	2	4	5	5	5	4	-	4	4	3	4

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	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 - Raupo Bay Canterbury	Kairaki Beach Canterbury	Kairaki Beach Canterbury	Waikuku Beach Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay Canterbury	Lone Pine Brighton Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay Canterbury	Amberley Beach Canterbury	Amberley Beach Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay Canterbury	Port Robinson Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay Canterbury	Fields Canterbury	Fields Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Amberley Beach Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury
Rating	1	2	1	1	1	2	1	2	0	0	1	2	2	2	2	2	0	2	2	2	2	2
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.5 E	1.0 NE	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.7 SSE	1.5 S	1.3 S	1.4 S	0.9 SE	0.8 SE	0.9 SSW	1.7 SSE	1.2 SSW	1.5 SSE	0.5 SSE	1.1 S	0.8 S	1.0 S	1.0 S	1.0 S	1.1 S	1.0 S
Period(s) (?)	7	9	9	9	5	7	7	8	5	6	11	6	12	6	13	12	12	10	10	10	10	10
Energy(?)	47	273	63	52	51	278	177	274	48	45	212	400	554	395	214	437	258	288	342	366	376	387
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
Tide State(?)	high-ebb	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	low	low	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow
High Tide / height (m)						6:15AM 2.18				6:46PM 1.98					7:13AM 1.92			6:30PM 1.91
Low Tide / height (m)				12:10AM 0.01				12:35PM 0.09				12:59AM 0.03				12:48PM 0.12	1:38PM 0.10				1:06AM 0.10
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	cloudy	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	mod. rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	1	3	1	2	7	3	3	3	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	26	21	16	13	12	11	11	12	12	11	11	11	11	10	12	14	15	14	12	12	12	12
Chill °C (?)	26	21	15	12	11	9	10	11	10	8	9	8	10	8	12	14	14	13	11	11	11	10
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	6:28	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:31	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:31
Sunset	-	8:53	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:52	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:52	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.5 E	1.0 NE	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.3 ENE	0.6 NNE	0.4 SE	0.4 NE	0.2 E	0.8 SE	0.9 SSW	1.4 SSE	0.6 SE	1.2 SE	1.0 ESE	1.1 S	0.2 SSE	1.0 S	1.0 S	1.0 S	1.1 S	1.0 S
Period (s)	7	9	9	9	6	7	4	9	6	6	11	6	6	6	7	12	13	10	10	10	10	10
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.4 NE	0.7 E	0.4 ENE	0.3 ENE	0.3 ENE	0.4 NE	0.2 ENE	0.4 NE	0.2 ENE	0.1 NE	0.4 NE	0.3 ENE	0.5 E	0.5 SSE	0.6 S	0.8 ESE	0.8 S	0.7 E	0.8 E	0.8 E	0.8 E	0.8 E
Period (s)	9	7	6	6	9	9	6	6	9	9	9	8	7	14	6	7	12	7	8	8	8	8
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.4 NW	0.5 S	0.4 SSE	0.4 SSE	0.7 SSE	1.5 S	1.3 S	1.4 S	0.9 SE	0.4 SSW	1.4 SSE	1.7 SSE	1.2 SSW	1.5 SSE	-	-	0.7 ESE	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	3	11	3	5	5	7	7	8	5	3	6	6	12	6	-	-	7	-	-	-	-	-

	Monday 02										Tuesday 03
	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 - Raupo Bay Canterbury	Kairaki Beach Canterbury	Kairaki Beach Canterbury	Waikuku Beach Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay Canterbury	Lone Pine Brighton Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay Canterbury	Amberley Beach Canterbury	Amberley Beach Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay Canterbury	Port Robinson Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay Canterbury	Fields Canterbury	Fields Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Amberley Beach Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury
Rating	1	2	1	1	1	2	1	2	0	0	1	2	2	2	2	2	0	2	2	2	2	2
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.5 ENE	1.3 NE	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE	1.0 NE	0.5 E	1.0 NE	0.5 E	0.5 E	1.1 NE	0.5 NE	1.5 S	1.1 S	1.2 S	1.5 S	0.7 SE	1.6 S	1.4 S	1.4 S	1.4 S	1.4 S
Period(s) (?)	7	8	9	9	7	9	7	9	6	6	9	9	6	5	5	7	6	7	7	7	7	7
Energy(?)	47	306	46	46	15	273	45	193	51	52	200	57	365	80	101	339	53	268	219	228	228	239
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	cross- on	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross	cross- on	on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on
High Tide / height (m)
Low Tide / height (m)											12:00AM 0.01	12:05AM 0.01
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	light rain	cloudy	light rain	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	light rain	light rain
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	1	1
High °C	25	23	25	24	24	21	20	15	15	15	13	15	12	13	13	12	11	12	11	12	12	12
Chill °C (?)	25	23	25	24	24	21	20	13	14	14	11	14	10	11	11	10	10	10	9	10	10	10
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:28	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:53	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.5 ENE	1.3 NE	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE	1.0 NE	0.5 E	1.0 NE	0.5 E	0.5 E	1.1 NE	0.5 NE	1.1 NE	0.4 NE	0.3 NE	1.0 NE	0.3 ENE	0.3 ENE	0.6 NNE	0.4 NE	0.4 NE	0.4 NE
Period (s)	7	8	9	9	7	9	7	9	6	6	9	9	8	8	7	8	6	7	7	9	9	9
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.3 ENE	0.6 S	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.4 NE	0.7 E	0.4 NE	0.5 E	0.4 NE	0.4 NE	0.3 S	0.3 ENE	0.3 S	0.3 ENE	0.3 ENE	0.2 S	0.2 ENE	0.2 ENE	0.4 NE	0.4 NE	0.4 NE	0.4 NE
Period (s)	9	9	7	7	9	7	9	7	9	9	10	6	10	6	6	10	9	9	9	7	7	7
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.6 NW	0.4 W	-	-	0.4 NW	0.5 S	0.1 S	1.2 S	0.5 SSE	0.5 SSE	1.4 S	0.8 S	1.5 S	1.1 S	1.2 S	1.5 S	0.7 SE	1.6 S	1.4 S	1.4 S	1.4 S	1.4 S
Period (s)	4	3	-	-	3	11	11	5	4	4	6	5	6	5	5	7	6	7	7	7	7	7