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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	Saturday 31			Sunday 01			Monday 02			Tuesday 03			Wednesday 04			Thursday 05			Friday 06			Sat
	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	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay Canterbury	Amberley Beach Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay Canterbury	Fields Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay Canterbury	Amberley Beach Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Eddies South Shore Canterbury	Le Bons Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Amberley Beach Canterbury
Rating	0	3	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	0	3	2	2	1	2	1	2	2	1	2	2	0
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.4 ENE	1.0 S	1.1 SSW	1.1 SSW	0.9 SSW	2.1 NE	1.5 NE	1.2 NE	1.3 NE	0.7 SE	3.0 S	2.2 SSE	1.3 ESE	1.2 ESE	0.8 S	0.7 S	1.4 ENE	1.6 NE	0.7 ENE	1.0 NE	0.9 NE	0.5 E
Period(s) (?)	10	9	14	12	11	6	7	7	9	6	8	8	8	7	9	9	6	6	7	7	12	12
Energy(?)	54	293	635	408	206	399	273	264	436	50	1193	1059	339	296	192	153	267	399	64	188	318	108
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	glass	cross	cross- on	off	off	cross- off	off	cross- on	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- on	off	off	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)		3:24PM 1.90			4:01PM 1.97		4:32AM 2.13	5:09PM 1.95		5:21AM 2.10	5:40PM 1.96		6:09AM 2.05	6:30PM 1.91	7:38PM 1.94	7:17AM 1.94		7:41PM 1.82	8:06AM 1.85		8:33PM 1.75	9:37AM 1.85
Low Tide / height (m)			10:20PM 0.04	9:56AM 0.12		10:13PM -0.00	10:48AM 0.10		11:23PM 0.00	11:38AM 0.10		11:56PM 0.03	12:28PM 0.12		1:56AM 0.10		1:37PM 0.16	1:57AM 0.18		2:26PM 0.23	2:48AM 0.28
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	rain shwrs	light rain	heavy rain	rain shwrs	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	2	12	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	18	18	14	17	18	16	21	24	19	14	12	12	14	14	12	16	18	15	21	18	14	18
Low °C	15	18	14	16	17	15	19	21	15	13	12	10	12	13	11	14	18	14	19	15	14	16
Chill °C (?)	18	18	14	16	17	14	21	24	19	11	9	9	14	13	10	15	17	15	21	18	13	18
Sunrise	6:26	-	-	6:26	-	-	6:26	-	-	6:31	-	-	6:31	-	-	6:31	-	-	6:35	-	-	6:37
Sunset	-	8:57	-	-	8:55	-	-	8:53	-	-	8:52	-	-	8:51	-	-	8:50	-	-	8:49	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.4 ENE	1.0 S	1.1 SSW	1.1 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.6 SSW	1.5 NE	1.2 NE	1.3 NE	0.7 SE	0.4 NE	2.2 SSE	1.3 ESE	1.2 ESE	0.9 ESE	0.7 S	0.4 SE	0.6 SSE	0.7 ENE	1.0 NE	0.9 NE	0.5 E
Period (s)	10	9	14	12	11	10	7	7	9	6	9	8	8	7	7	9	13	11	7	7	12	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.3 ENE	0.5 E	0.7 ENE	0.4 ENE	-	0.2 S	0.5 S	0.6 NE	0.2 SSW	0.3 ENE	0.1 NE	0.2 ENE	1.0 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.8 S	0.6 ESE	0.6 ESE	0.5 E	0.2 SSE	0.5 NE	0.6 ENE	0.1 SE
Period (s)	5	11	11	11	-	12	9	9	12	6	13	9	7	9	9	7	7	7	11	13	6	11
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	0.4 NE	0.9 ENE	2.1 NE	-	0.4 NNW	0.9 S	1.2 SW	3.0 S	1.6 SSW	-	-	0.5 NE	0.8 NE	1.4 ENE	1.6 NE	-	0.1 SW	1.1 S	0.6 ESE
Period (s)	-	-	-	6	4	6	-	4	10	4	8	9	-	-	3	4	6	6	-	4	5	6

	Saturday 31	Sunday 01	Monday 02	Tue
	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Amberley Beach Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Hickory 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	Amberley Beach 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 - Raupo Bay Canterbury
Rating	2	2	0	2	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	1	1	1	2	3	2	2	2	2	2	2
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.0 S	1.0 S	0.6 E	0.9 SSW	1.1 S	1.2 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.0 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.6 SSW	1.8 NE	2.0 NE	1.5 NE	1.4 NE	1.2 NE	1.2 NNE	1.2 NE	1.3 NE
Period(s) (?)	10	9	11	9	15	14	13	13	12	11	11	10	10	10	7	7	7	7	7	9	9	9
Energy(?)	295	292	108	303	568	642	589	550	476	281	206	152	106	90	373	702	273	269	258	322	323	436
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	glass	glass	on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off
Tide State(?)	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low
High Tide / height (m)							3:41AM 2.11					4:01PM 1.97				4:49AM 2.10				5:09PM 1.95
Low Tide / height (m)	9:19AM 0.17				9:19PM 0.03									10:13PM -0.00				11:06AM 0.10				12:00AM 0.01
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	15	17	19	18	15	15	14	14	16	17	18	17	16	16	14	15	19	21	22	21	18	17
Chill °C (?)	15	17	19	18	15	15	14	14	15	16	17	16	15	15	14	14	19	21	22	21	18	16
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:24	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:26	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	8:57	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:55	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:53	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.0 S	1.0 S	0.2 SSE	0.9 SSW	1.1 S	1.2 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.0 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.6 SSW	1.1 ENE	1.7 NE	1.5 NE	1.4 NE	1.2 NE	1.2 NNE	1.2 NE	1.3 NE
Period (s)	10	9	9	9	15	14	13	13	12	11	11	10	10	10	6	7	7	7	7	9	9	9
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.7 ENE	0.7 ENE	0.1 SE	0.5 S	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.5 ENE	0.7 ENE	0.7 ENE	0.4 NE	-	0.1 E	0.1 S	0.2 S	0.2 ENE	0.5 S	0.5 S	0.6 S	0.6 NE	0.7 ENE	0.6 E	0.2 SSW
Period (s)	11	11	14	14	11	11	11	11	10	10	-	13	13	12	10	9	9	9	9	7	7	12
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	0.6 E	0.4 SE	0.2 E	0.2 ENE	0.4 NE	-	0.4 NE	0.4 ENE	0.9 ENE	1.3 ENE	1.5 ENE	1.5 NE	1.8 NE	2.0 NE	-	0.4 NW	0.4 NNW	0.5 NW	-	0.9 S
Period (s)	-	-	11	3	3	5	5	-	6	3	4	5	5	6	7	7	-	4	4	4	-	10

	Saturday 31	Sunday 01
	8AM	9AM	10AM	11AM	12PM	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM	1AM	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Amberley Beach Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Hickory 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	Amberley Beach 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 - Raupo Bay Canterbury
Rating	2	2	0	2	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	1	1	1	2	3	2	2	2	2	2	2
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.0 S	1.0 S	0.4 ENE	1.0 S	1.0 S	1.0 S	1.0 S	0.9 SSW	0.9 S	1.0 S	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.1 S	0.4 ENE	1.1 S	1.1 S	1.1 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.1 SSW
Period(s) (?)	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	15	11	15	14	14	14	14	13	13
Energy(?)	299	297	54	233	246	246	247	333	325	293	303	303	303	568	43	643	628	635	621	600	583	566
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	glass	glass	glass	glass	on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	on	on	cross- on	cross- on
High Tide / height (m)									3:24PM 1.90												3:58AM 2.09	4:32AM 2.19
Low Tide / height (m)
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	14	15	15	16	17	17	18	17	18	18	18	18	17	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	14
Chill °C (?)	14	15	15	16	17	17	18	17	18	18	18	18	17	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	13
Sunrise	6:24	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:57	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.0 S	1.0 S	0.4 ENE	1.0 S	1.0 S	1.0 S	1.0 S	0.9 SSW	0.9 S	1.0 S	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.1 S	0.4 ENE	1.1 S	1.1 S	1.1 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.1 SSW
Period (s)	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	15	11	15	14	14	14	14	13	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.7 ENE	0.7 ENE	0.3 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.8 ENE	0.8 ENE	0.5 E	0.5 S	0.5 S	0.5 S	0.4 ENE	0.3 ENE	0.7 ENE	0.7 ENE	0.7 ENE	0.7 ENE	0.7 ENE	0.7 ENE	0.7 ENE
Period (s)	11	11	5	10	11	11	11	11	11	11	14	14	14	11	5	11	11	11	11	11	11	11
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.4 SE	0.4 SE	0.4 SE	0.2 E	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	3	3	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-