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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	Monday 16			Tuesday 17			Wednesday 18			Thursday 19			Friday 20			Saturday 21			Sunday 22			Mon
	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	Amberley Beach Canterbury	Eddies South Shore Canterbury	Patiti Point Canterbury	Le Bons Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Canterbury	Gore Bay Canterbury	Amberley Beach Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Canterbury	Amberley Beach Canterbury	Fields Canterbury	Midshore Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Canterbury	Fields Canterbury	Amberley Beach Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Fields Canterbury	Amberley Beach Canterbury
Rating	0	0	4	4	4	3	2	1	1	1	1	3	4	3	4	3	2	1	1	1	1	0
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.7 E	1.8 E	1.8 ESE	2.5 E	2.3 ESE	2.2 SSW	1.1 SE	0.9 SSE	0.4 ENE	0.5 ESE	0.8 E	0.6 ESE	1.1 E	1.3 E	1.4 S	2.5 SSW	1.1 S	1.1 NE	0.8 S	0.7 S	0.4 SSE	0.3 ENE
Period(s) (?)	12	13	12	11	10	8	8	8	8	12	12	11	12	12	9	13	11	5	8	8	8	8
Energy(?)	1138	1110	1524	1787	2085	967	382	225	56	182	200	127	424	589	752	2522	436	145	154	128	34	28
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	on	glass	on	cross	cross- off	on	cross- off	off	cross	cross	cross- on	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- on
High Tide / height (m)		4:57PM 1.73		5:19AM 1.73	5:38PM 1.76		6:04AM 1.91	6:13PM 2.17		5:15AM 2.23	5:40PM 2.04		6:42AM 1.85		7:53PM 1.69	7:28AM 1.82		8:33PM 1.89	7:56AM 1.80		8:48PM 1.80	9:13AM 1.75
Low Tide / height (m)	10:53AM 0.37		11:03PM 0.28	11:34AM 0.30		11:48PM 0.24	12:20PM 0.27		10:56PM 0.52	11:41AM 0.46		11:49PM 0.49	1:00PM 0.22	1:39PM 0.22	2:09AM 0.18		1:48PM 0.22	2:52AM 0.23		2:40PM 0.23	3:10AM 0.26
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	mod. rain	mod. rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	rain shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	rain shwrs	light rain	cloudy	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds
Rain (mm)	8	6	2	5	2	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	11	13	12	14	14	14	15	16	15	17	20	17	20	16	13	12	14	12	19	21	20	18
Low °C	11	13	12	14	14	13	15	16	14	17	18	15	17	13	11	11	13	10	17	20	17	18
Chill °C (?)	7	10	9	12	12	12	15	15	14	17	20	17	20	14	12	12	12	10	19	21	20	18
Sunrise	6:48	-	-	6:48	-	-	6:48	-	-	6:50	-	-	6:54	-	-	6:52	-	-	6:54	-	-	6:58
Sunset	-	8:36	-	-	8:34	-	-	8:30	-	-	8:30	-	-	8:30	-	-	8:25	-	-	8:25	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.7 E	1.8 E	1.8 ESE	2.5 E	2.3 ESE	1.6 SE	1.1 SSW	0.9 SSE	0.4 ENE	0.7 S	0.2 SSE	0.6 ESE	1.1 E	1.3 E	1.4 S	2.5 SSW	1.1 S	0.7 NE	0.8 S	0.7 S	0.4 NE	0.3 ENE
Period (s)	12	13	12	11	10	9	8	8	8	7	7	11	12	12	9	13	11	5	8	8	6	8
Swell2 (m) & direction	1.4 SE	-	0.7 SE	0.7 SE	1.0 ENE	0.1 S	1.1 SE	0.6 E	0.4 SE	0.7 ENE	0.1 S	0.4 ENE	0.5 ESE	0.2 SSW	1.1 ENE	0.9 ENE	0.7 ESE	0.5 E	0.7 NE	0.4 ENE	0.4 SSE	0.2 SSE
Period (s)	9	-	9	13	10	14	8	8	7	8	16	8	10	14	11	10	10	9	5	9	8	11
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.9 SW	0.4 SSW	2.3 S	2.5 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.2 SSW	-	-	0.2 ENE	-	0.8 E	-	-	1.3 SSE	-	-	0.4 ENE	1.1 NE	0.4 NW	0.7 NNE	0.6 WNW	0.6 NNW
Period (s)	4	3	7	8	8	8	-	-	3	-	12	-	-	5	-	-	3	5	3	6	3	3

	Monday 16							Tuesday 17								Wednesday 18
	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	Amberley Beach Canterbury	Amberley Beach Canterbury	Amberley Beach Canterbury	Fields Canterbury	Amberley Beach Canterbury	Amberley Beach Canterbury	Amberley Beach Canterbury	Eddies South Shore Canterbury	Smithfield Canterbury	Patiti Point Canterbury	Patiti Point Canterbury	Patiti Point Canterbury	Le Bons Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay Canterbury	Fields Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Canterbury
Rating	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	3	3	2	2	2
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.6 SE	1.5 E	1.7 E	3.5 E	2.5 E	2.4 E	2.2 E	1.7 E	1.7 ESE	1.7 ESE	1.7 ESE	1.7 ESE	2.3 ESE	2.3 SSW	1.6 SSW	2.2 SSW	2.1 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.3 SE	1.0 SE	0.9 SSE	1.1 S
Period(s) (?)	10	11	12	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	11	12	10	8	8	8	8	7	8	8	8	8
Energy(?)	765	951	1138	5273	2456	1740	1874	920	1164	1402	1458	1360	1320	1414	843	1422	1114	805	536	325	243	259
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- 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	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off
Tide State(?)	-	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high
High Tide / height (m)		4:41AM 1.85				4:57PM 1.73			3:55AM 2.23					5:29PM 1.79				5:54AM 1.94				5:33PM 1.76
Low Tide / height (m)				10:50AM 0.34				10:55PM 0.55				10:17AM 0.58				11:00PM 0.21				11:31AM 0.26
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	mod. rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	cloudy	light rain	light rain	cloudy	light rain	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds
Rain (mm)	3	4	5	4	4	1	1	9	1	1	1	-	1	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	12	11	11	12	11	12	12	13	12	12	13	15	14	14	14	14	14	13	15	15	16	15
Chill °C (?)	8	7	7	8	7	8	8	10	10	10	12	14	12	12	13	13	14	13	15	15	16	14
Sunrise	-	6:48	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:54	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:50	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	8:35	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:34	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:31
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.6 SE	1.5 SE	1.7 E	3.5 E	2.5 E	2.4 E	2.2 E	1.7 E	1.7 ESE	1.7 ESE	1.7 ESE	1.7 ESE	2.3 ESE	1.8 SE	1.3 SE	1.7 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.3 SE	1.0 SE	0.9 SSW	1.1 S
Period (s)	10	9	12	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	11	12	10	10	9	8	8	8	8	8	7	8
Swell2 (m) & direction	1.1 E	1.5 E	1.4 SE	-	-	-	1.6 SE	0.5 ESE	1.3 SSE	0.6 ESE	0.7 ESE	0.6 ESE	1.0 ENE	0.9 ENE	1.0 S	1.4 SE	1.3 SE	1.2 SE	1.2 SSW	1.0 S	0.9 SSE	0.6 ENE
Period (s)	11	11	9	-	-	-	10	14	8	14	14	13	10	10	8	9	9	8	7	7	8	8
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.9 SSW	1.0 SSW	0.9 SW	3.0 S	0.9 SW	1.4 SW	1.1 SW	0.6 SW	0.4 SW	2.1 S	2.1 S	2.1 S	2.5 SSW	2.3 SSW	1.6 SSW	2.2 SSW	2.1 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.1 SW	-	-	-
Period (s)	4	4	4	8	4	5	4	4	3	7	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	7	7	-	-	-

	Monday 16
	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	Amberley Beach Canterbury	Amberley Beach Canterbury	Amberley Beach Canterbury	Fields Canterbury	Amberley Beach Canterbury	Amberley Beach Canterbury	Amberley Beach Canterbury	Eddies South Shore Canterbury	Smithfield Canterbury	Patiti Point Canterbury	Patiti Point Canterbury	Patiti Point Canterbury	Le Bons Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay Canterbury	Fields Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Canterbury
Rating	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	3	3	2	2	2
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.8 ESE	1.7 SE	1.6 SE	3.0 SSE	1.3 E	1.5 E	1.5 E	1.4 ENE	1.4 SE	1.4 SE	1.5 SE	1.5 SE	4.0 ENE	4.0 ENE	3.5 E	4.0 E	4.0 E	3.5 E	2.5 E	3.5 E	3.5 E	3.5 E
Period(s) (?)	10	10	10	9	11	11	11	12	10	10	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	12	13	12	12	12
Energy(?)	746	836	765	2674	840	951	951	776	620	750	1030	1024	5152	6616	4733	6255	5671	5119	3454	4408	4236	4255
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross	cross	off	on	cross	cross- on	cross- on
High Tide / height (m)				4:37AM 1.71												4:12PM 1.70
Low Tide / height (m)									9:41AM 0.66													10:17PM 0.25
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain
Rain (mm)	1	1	1	2	2	1	2	1	1	-	-	-	2	1	1	2	1	2	3	5	4	3
High °C	13	12	12	12	11	11	11	12	11	11	12	12	13	13	11	13	13	13	13	13	14	14
Chill °C (?)	10	9	8	8	7	7	7	9	9	8	10	10	10	10	7	10	10	10	10	10	11	11
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	6:48	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:36	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.8 ESE	1.7 SE	1.6 SE	1.6 E	1.6 SE	1.5 SE	1.5 SE	1.4 ENE	1.4 SE	1.4 SE	1.5 SE	1.5 SE	4.0 ENE	4.0 ENE	3.5 E	4.0 E	4.0 E	3.5 E	2.5 E	3.5 E	3.5 E	3.5 E
Period (s)	10	10	10	11	9	9	9	12	10	10	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	12	13	12	12	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.6 E	1.1 E	1.1 E	1.2 ENE	1.3 E	1.5 E	1.5 E	-	1.1 E	1.1 E	0.1 SE	0.1 SE	-	1.0 SE	-	1.0 SE	1.0 SE	-	0.8 SE	0.4 ESE	0.4 ESE	0.5 SE
Period (s)	11	11	11	12	11	11	11	-	10	10	12	12	-	9	-	9	9	-	9	15	15	14
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	3.0 SSE	1.0 SSW	1.0 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.2 SSE	1.5 SSW	1.5 SSW	2.2 SSE	2.2 SSE	3.0 S	3.0 S	3.0 S	3.0 S	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW
Period (s)	4	4	4	9	4	4	4	9	6	6	6	6	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8