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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Please enable JavaScript to access the following map views:All map types that you can enable here: Canterbury Colour Base Map, Wave Height, Wave Energy, Canterbury Swell 1 Energy, Swell 2 Energy, Windwave Energy, Canterbury Precipitation, Wind, Temperature, Canterbury Cloud Cover.Map overlays available for display: Canterbury Pressure, Wind.Symbols shown on the map: Canterbury Surf Breaks, Tide Forecasts, Cities, Canterbury Ski Resorts, Live Wave Buoys, Live Webcams, Canterbury Wind Now, Temperature Now, Weather Now, Canterbury Swell at breaks, Rating at breaks.

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

	Tue	Wednesday 16			Thursday 17			Friday 18			Saturday 19			Sunday 20			Monday 21			Tuesday 22
	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	Le Bons Bay Canterbury	Fields Canterbury	Le Bons Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Magnet 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 - Magnet Bay Canterbury	Fields Canterbury	Fields Canterbury	Fields Canterbury	Fields Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Amberley Beach Canterbury	Kairaki Beach Canterbury	Amberley Beach Canterbury	Amberley Beach Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury
Rating	3	3	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	4	4	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.5 E	1.5 E	1.7 E	1.9 ESE	1.9 ESE	1.7 ESE	1.5 ESE	1.5 ESE	1.5 ESE	1.4 ESE	1.3 ESE	1.2 ESE	1.1 ESE	1.0 ESE	1.0 ESE	0.6 E	0.5 E	0.5 E	0.6 ESE	0.5 ESE	1.2 S	1.6 S
Period(s) (?)	10	10	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	9	10	10	12	17	13
Energy(?)	487	467	639	917	917	705	540	540	560	478	387	322	246	186	194	70	44	46	75	89	879	825
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	cross- off	cross- off	on	cross- on	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross- off	glass	off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	cross	off	off	glass	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)		8:34AM 1.77		9:01PM 1.64	8:40AM 1.73		9:53PM 1.72	10:25AM 1.70		10:05PM 1.76	11:23AM 1.75		10:47PM 1.77	11:42AM 1.87		12:05AM 1.78		12:42PM 1.94	1:04AM 1.82		1:39PM 2.00	2:00AM 1.86
Low Tide / height (m)	1:45AM 0.26		2:03PM 0.24			3:43PM 0.21		4:13AM 0.17	4:39PM 0.21		5:06AM 0.16	4:55PM 0.26		5:19AM 0.19	5:55PM 0.26		6:16AM 0.16		6:55PM 0.23	7:14AM 0.12		7:53PM 0.21
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	rain shwrs	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	rain shwrs	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	-	-	-	-	-	3	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	11	8	10	10	8	8	10	7	11	12	10
Low °C	9	10	8	7	7	8	8	9	8	8	7	9	7	6	9	8	6	8	7	9	10	8
Chill °C (?)	7	7	8	7	7	7	7	6	6	7	7	11	6	10	9	6	5	8	5	11	12	10
Sunrise	-	7:54	-	-	7:54	-	-	7:54	-	-	7:52	-	-	7:50	-	-	7:52	-	-	7:52	-	-
Sunset	-	-	5:09	-	-	5:10	-	-	5:12	-	-	5:15	-	-	5:14	-	-	5:17	-	-	5:15	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.5 E	1.5 E	1.7 E	1.9 ESE	1.9 ESE	1.7 ESE	1.5 ESE	1.5 ESE	1.5 ESE	1.4 ESE	1.3 ESE	1.2 ESE	1.1 ESE	1.0 ESE	1.0 ESE	0.6 E	0.5 E	0.5 E	0.6 ESE	0.6 ESE	1.2 S	1.6 S
Period (s)	10	10	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	9	10	10	10	17	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.2 ENE	0.1 S	0.2 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.1 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.8 NE	0.6 SSW	0.2 SSE	0.2 SSE	0.5 S	0.2 S	0.4 SSW	0.1 S	0.2 N	0.4 SE	0.1 S	0.5 ESE	0.9 ESE	0.7 ESE
Period (s)	11	16	14	7	8	9	9	9	5	9	18	18	5	6	9	18	3	5	15	12	12	11
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.4 SW	0.8 SW	1.6 SSW	-	-	-	0.5 NE	1.0 NNE	1.0 NNE	-	0.4 SW	-	-	-	0.2 NNE	-	0.3 SSW	0.4 WSW	-	0.5 SW	1.1 SSW	-
Period (s)	3	5	7	-	-	-	3	5	5	-	3	-	-	-	7	-	7	3	-	5	9	-

	Tue	Wednesday 16								Thursday 17								Friday 18
	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury	Le Bons Bay Canterbury	Amberley Beach Canterbury	Le Bons Bay Canterbury	Gore Bay Canterbury	Le Bons Bay Canterbury	Fields Canterbury	Fields Canterbury	Fields Canterbury	Fields Canterbury	Le Bons Bay Canterbury	Fields 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	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 - Hickory Bay Canterbury
Rating	3	2	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.6 E	1.0 E	1.5 E	1.5 E	1.7 E	1.5 E	1.5 E	1.6 ESE	1.9 ESE	2.1 ESE	1.9 ESE	2.0 ESE	1.7 ESE	1.8 ESE	1.7 ESE	1.7 ESE	1.6 ESE	1.5 ESE	1.5 ESE	1.5 ESE	1.5 ESE	1.5 ESE
Period(s) (?)	10	10	10	10	10	10	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11
Energy(?)	551	214	487	495	625	486	516	611	905	1102	937	1084	805	799	705	693	619	540	521	521	540	560
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	glass	glass	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off
Tide State(?)	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high
High Tide / height (m)	7:22PM 1.82				7:45AM 1.71				9:00PM 1.74				8:18AM 1.74					9:07PM 1.77				9:39AM 1.76
Low Tide / height (m)			1:45AM 0.26				2:49PM 0.20								2:58PM 0.25					3:28AM 0.23
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	clear	cloudy	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	9	8	9	8	10	10	10	9	8	8	8	7	7	9	9	8	8	8	9	8	9	9
Chill °C (?)	7	5	6	4	8	7	7	7	7	7	8	6	5	7	7	6	6	6	7	5	6	6
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	7:56	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:56	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:54	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:13	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:10	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.6 E	1.0 E	1.5 E	1.5 E	1.7 E	1.5 E	1.5 E	1.6 ESE	1.9 ESE	2.1 ESE	1.9 ESE	2.0 ESE	1.7 ESE	1.8 ESE	1.7 ESE	1.7 ESE	1.6 ESE	1.5 ESE	1.5 ESE	1.5 ESE	1.5 ESE	1.5 ESE
Period (s)	10	10	10	10	10	10	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.2 SSW	0.3 ENE	0.6 ENE	0.1 S	1.1 ENE	0.1 S	0.1 S	0.8 S	0.9 S	1.5 S	0.9 S	1.6 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.0 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.5 SSW
Period (s)	14	11	11	16	11	15	15	7	8	8	8	8	8	8	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	0.4 WSW	0.8 SW	0.7 SW	1.7 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 S	1.4 SSW	-	1.9 SSW	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.4 NE	0.5 NE	0.7 NNE	1.0 NNE	1.0 NNE	0.9 NNE
Period (s)	-	3	4	4	6	6	7	7	-	8	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	3	4	4	5	5