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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	Thu		Friday 16			Saturday 17			Sunday 18			Monday 19			Tuesday 20			Wednesday 21			Thu
	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	Amberley Beach Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay Canterbury	Le Bons Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay Canterbury	Gore Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay Canterbury	Port Robinson Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay Canterbury	Fields Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay Canterbury	Amberley Beach Canterbury	Amberley Beach Canterbury
Rating	0	2	2	2	3	2	3	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.1 E	1.6 E	1.7 E	1.6 ESE	1.6 SE	1.7 SSE	1.5 SSE	1.7 SSE	1.4 SE	1.4 SE	1.2 SE	0.9 SE	1.0 SE	0.8 ESE	0.6 ESE	0.5 SSW	0.7 S	0.6 S	0.6 S	0.8 S	1.0 NE	0.7 ENE
Period(s) (?)	5	7	7	7	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	14	13	10	10	13	6	6
Energy(?)	67	434	318	421	282	398	289	430	434	307	276	188	200	145	93	143	185	128	117	292	115	56
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	on	cross	cross	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross	cross- off	cross- on	on	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	off	off	off	off	off	on	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)		3:50AM 1.79		4:06PM 1.68	3:33AM 1.79	4:33AM 1.83	4:39PM 1.72		4:30AM 1.81	5:31PM 1.71		5:47AM 1.91	6:03PM 2.09		6:36AM 1.64	6:43PM 1.75		6:31AM 1.83		7:36PM 1.48	8:02AM 1.63
Low Tide / height (m)		9:25PM 0.41	9:59AM 0.46		9:06PM 0.38	10:44AM 0.44		10:49PM 0.30	10:42AM 0.39		11:27PM 0.33	12:02PM 0.38		12:21AM 0.30	12:54PM 0.29		12:54AM 0.28	12:49PM 0.32	1:39PM 0.32	1:46AM 0.23		2:23PM 0.25
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	heavy rain	mod. rain	light rain	light rain	heavy rain	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	light rain	cloudy	light rain	heavy rain	heavy rain	mod. rain
Rain (mm)	13	9	2	2	16	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	45	14	6
High °C	14	14	13	13	13	15	14	11	15	15	11	15	14	12	16	16	15	16	16	16	16	13
Low °C	13	13	13	13	12	13	14	10	14	14	11	14	13	11	14	15	15	16	16	16	15	13
Chill °C (?)	12	13	12	12	12	14	12	10	15	14	11	14	13	10	15	15	14	16	16	15	14	10
Sunrise	-	-	6:03	-	-	6:05	-	-	6:07	-	-	6:09	-	-	6:09	-	-	6:11	-	-	6:15	-
Sunset	9:07	-	-	9:07	-	-	9:04	-	-	9:05	-	-	9:06	-	-	9:07	-	-	9:06	-	-	9:04
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.1 SE	0.8 SSW	1.7 E	1.6 ESE	1.6 SE	0.4 SSW	0.3 ENE	1.7 SSE	1.4 SE	1.4 SE	1.2 SE	0.9 SE	1.0 SE	0.8 ESE	0.6 ESE	0.5 SSW	0.7 S	0.6 S	0.6 S	0.8 S	0.7 ENE	0.2 SSE
Period (s)	14	13	7	7	8	12	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	14	13	10	10	13	6	11
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.2 SSE	0.1 SE	0.8 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.4 NE	0.4 ENE	0.2 SSW	0.4 NE	0.7 SSW	0.3 ENE	0.5 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.5 SE	0.4 SE	0.4 SSW	0.4 S	0.2 ENE	0.2 SSE	0.1 SE
Period (s)	8	10	13	12	7	7	12	7	12	8	10	10	9	9	10	8	8	12	12	8	12	14
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.1 E	1.6 E	-	-	-	1.7 SSE	1.5 SSE	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.3 E	0.3 NE	0.4 NE	0.8 ENE	1.1 NE	1.0 NE	0.7 ENE
Period (s)	5	7	-	-	-	8	8	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	3	3	4	5	6	6

	Thursday 15			Friday 16								Saturday 17								Sunday 18
	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	Amberley Beach Canterbury	Amberley Beach Canterbury	Amberley Beach Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay Canterbury	Amberley Beach Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay Canterbury	Port Robinson Canterbury	Le Bons Bay Canterbury	Amberley Beach Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay Canterbury	Eddies South Shore Canterbury	Amberley Beach Canterbury	Gore Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay Canterbury	Le Bons Bay Canterbury	Kairaki Beach Canterbury	Port Robinson Canterbury	Gore Bay Canterbury	Gore Bay Canterbury
Rating	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	2	2	2	2	3	2	2
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.1 E	1.1 E	1.2 E	1.3 E	0.8 SSW	1.3 E	1.7 E	1.6 ESE	1.6 ESE	1.6 ESE	1.7 ESE	1.7 SE	1.7 SE	1.6 SE	1.7 SSE	1.7 SSE	1.7 SSE	1.7 SSE	1.7 SSE	1.7 SSE	1.6 SE	1.5 SE
Period(s) (?)	5	6	6	7	13	7	7	7	7	7	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8
Energy(?)	67	148	186	207	348	176	501	292	271	392	419	418	430	398	575	349	386	377	470	709	354	340
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	on	on	on	on	cross- off	on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
Tide State(?)	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high
High Tide / height (m)					2:52AM 1.75				3:23PM 1.63	4:06PM 1.68				4:33AM 1.83				4:04PM 1.65				5:10AM 1.61
Low Tide / height (m)			9:25PM 0.41				9:51AM 0.48					10:01PM 0.40				10:35AM 0.45				10:49PM 0.30
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	mod. rain	mod. rain	mod. rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	rain shwrs	cloudy	light rain	rain shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	cloudy	light rain	rain shwrs
Rain (mm)	6	7	6	3	2	1	1	2	1	2	1	1	-	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	1	1
Temp. °C	14	13	13	14	13	14	13	14	13	13	12	12	12	12	13	15	15	14	13	13	13	12
Chill °C (?)	12	11	12	13	12	13	12	13	12	12	10	10	11	10	12	14	14	13	12	12	12	11
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	6:07	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:09	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:09
Sunset	-	9:07	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9:07	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9:07	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.1 SE	0.4 S	0.4 S	0.4 S	0.8 SSW	0.1 E	1.7 E	1.6 ESE	1.6 ESE	1.0 ESE	1.7 ESE	1.7 SE	0.9 ESE	1.0 ESE	1.4 SE	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.4 NE	0.8 SE	1.5 SSE	1.6 SE	1.5 SE
Period (s)	14	14	14	14	13	11	7	7	7	7	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	7	8	8	8	8
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.2 SSE	0.2 SSE	0.2 SSE	0.1 E	0.1 SE	-	0.8 SSW	0.3 SSE	0.7 SSW	0.1 S	0.6 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.2 S	0.1 NE	0.3 ENE	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.3 SSW	0.2 ENE	0.2 ENE	0.3 ENE	0.3 ENE
Period (s)	8	9	10	11	10	-	13	13	12	13	12	12	13	7	7	12	12	12	7	7	9	9
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.1 E	1.1 E	1.2 E	1.3 E	1.2 E	1.3 E	-	-	-	1.6 ESE	-	-	1.7 SE	1.6 SE	1.7 SSE	1.7 SSE	1.7 SSE	1.7 SSE	1.7 SSE	1.7 SSE	-	-
Period (s)	5	6	6	7	6	7	-	-	-	7	-	-	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	-	-

	Thursday 15										Friday 16
	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	Amberley Beach Canterbury	Amberley Beach Canterbury	Amberley Beach Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay Canterbury	Amberley Beach Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay Canterbury	Port Robinson Canterbury	Le Bons Bay Canterbury	Amberley Beach Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay Canterbury	Eddies South Shore Canterbury	Amberley Beach Canterbury	Gore Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay Canterbury	Le Bons Bay Canterbury	Kairaki Beach Canterbury	Port Robinson Canterbury	Gore Bay Canterbury	Gore Bay Canterbury
Rating	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	2	2	2	2	3	2	2
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.8 E	1.0 E	1.1 E	1.1 E	0.9 SSW	1.1 E	0.8 SSW	1.5 E	1.6 ENE	1.2 E	1.5 E	1.6 E	1.1 E	1.3 E	1.6 E	1.7 E	1.7 E	1.7 E	1.0 E	1.7 ESE	1.7 ESE	1.7 ESE
Period(s) (?)	4	4	5	5	13	6	13	6	6	6	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7
Energy(?)	42	50	67	74	260	148	357	230	194	188	401	434	112	218	290	474	487	305	113	340	340	320
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- on	on	on	on	cross- off	on	cross	cross- on	cross- on	on	cross- on	cross	on	on	cross- on	cross	cross	cross	cross- on	cross	cross- on	cross- on
High Tide / height (m)															3:43AM 1.56
Low Tide / height (m)																					9:56AM 0.39
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	cloudy	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy
Rain (mm)	1	2	3	3	-	3	1	3	1	1	1	1	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	14	14	14	14	14	13	14	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	14	14	14	14
Chill °C (?)	12	12	12	12	12	11	12	11	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	13	13	13	13
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:03	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9:05	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.1 SE	0.1 SE	0.1 SE	0.1 SE	0.9 SSW	0.4 S	0.8 SSW	1.5 E	0.8 SSW	0.4 S	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.5 S	0.4 S	1.6 E	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.7 SSW	1.0 E	1.7 ESE	1.7 ESE	1.7 ESE
Period (s)	14	14	14	14	13	14	13	6	13	14	13	13	14	14	7	13	13	13	7	7	7	7
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.3 SSE	0.2 SSE	0.2 SSE	0.2 SSE	0.2 SSE	0.2 SSE	0.2 SSE	0.3 SSE	0.1 SE	0.2 SSE	0.1 SE	0.1 SE	0.1 E	0.1 E	0.3 SSE	0.1 SE	0.1 SE	0.1 SE	-	0.3 SSE	0.3 SSE	0.3 SSE
Period (s)	8	8	8	9	10	9	10	14	10	10	10	10	11	11	14	10	10	10	-	13	13	13
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.8 E	1.0 E	1.1 E	1.1 E	1.0 E	1.1 E	1.5 ENE	-	1.6 ENE	1.2 E	1.5 E	1.6 E	1.1 E	1.3 E	-	1.7 E	1.7 E	1.7 E	0.1 S	-	-	-
Period (s)	4	4	5	5	4	6	6	-	6	6	7	7	7	7	-	7	7	7	14	-	-	-