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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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	Thursday 17			Friday 18			Saturday 19			Sunday 20			Monday 21			Tuesday 22			Wednesday 23			Thu
	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	Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Fields Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Fields Canterbury	Amberley Beach Canterbury	Amberley Beach Canterbury	Amberley Beach Canterbury	Amberley Beach Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay Canterbury	Fields Canterbury	Fields Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Fields Canterbury	Fields Canterbury	Amberley Beach Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Canterbury
Rating	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	2	3	2	2
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.9 ESE	1.8 ESE	1.4 ESE	1.4 ESE	1.4 ESE	1.0 E	0.9 ESE	0.9 ESE	0.9 ESE	1.3 ESE	1.2 ESE	1.0 ESE	1.0 E	0.9 ESE	0.9 ESE	0.9 ESE	1.2 ESE	1.4 ESE	1.0 E	1.3 ESE	1.1 ESE	0.9 ESE
Period(s) (?)	11	11	11	10	12	11	10	10	10	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	13	12	12	11	11	11
Energy(?)	901	771	452	418	503	242	173	170	167	387	308	209	188	150	176	160	492	505	276	408	270	161
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross	cross	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- on	cross- off	off	cross	glass	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)			9:07PM 1.77	9:39AM 1.76		10:05PM 1.76	10:40AM 1.81		11:47PM 1.71	11:42AM 1.87		12:05AM 1.78		1:20PM 1.86	1:04AM 1.82		2:21PM 2.07	2:43AM 1.92		3:12PM 1.94		3:37AM 1.94
Low Tide / height (m)		2:58PM 0.25		3:28AM 0.23	3:55PM 0.26		4:23AM 0.21	4:55PM 0.26		5:19AM 0.19	5:55PM 0.26		6:16AM 0.16		6:55PM 0.23	7:58AM 0.12		8:37PM 0.19	8:55AM 0.09		9:34PM 0.17	9:51AM 0.07
WeatherAdvanced Surf Forecast
Summary	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	clear	some clouds	cloudy	light rain	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	9	10	9	9	10	7	7	8	7	8	9	8	9	10	9	10	11	8	8	11	9	9
Low °C	9	8	8	9	8	6	6	7	5	7	7	7	6	8	7	8	10	8	7	9	8	9
Chill °C (?)	8	8	7	7	7	5	4	6	5	6	7	5	6	6	7	9	10	6	5	10	8	7
Sunrise	7:54	-	-	7:54	-	-	7:52	-	-	7:52	-	-	7:52	-	-	7:52	-	-	7:50	-	-	7:50
Sunset	-	5:10	-	-	5:14	-	-	5:15	-	-	5:14	-	-	5:16	-	-	5:17	-	-	5:16	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.9 ESE	1.8 ESE	1.4 ESE	1.4 ESE	1.4 ESE	1.0 E	0.9 ESE	0.9 ESE	0.9 ESE	1.3 ESE	1.2 ESE	1.0 ESE	1.0 E	0.9 ESE	0.9 ESE	0.9 ESE	1.2 ESE	1.4 ESE	1.0 E	1.3 ESE	1.1 ESE	0.9 ESE
Period (s)	11	11	11	10	12	11	10	10	10	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	13	12	12	11	11	11
Swell2 (m) & direction	1.3 SSW	1.0 SSW	0.3 S	0.6 SSW	0.2 SSE	0.5 ENE	0.4 SSE	0.1 SE	0.1 SE	0.4 SSW	0.4 SW	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.2 SSE	0.2 SSE	0.6 ESE	0.1 SE	0.3 SSE	0.4 NE	0.5 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.6 SSW
Period (s)	8	8	9	8	21	5	5	18	19	8	8	7	15	16	16	13	15	17	4	14	15	13
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	0.5 E	0.5 NE	0.8 ENE	-	1.0 S	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.4 NE	-	-	-	0.6 NE
Period (s)	-	-	4	4	4	-	5	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	-	-	-	4

	Thursday 17					Friday 18								Saturday 19								Sun
	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM
Best forecast wave conditions in 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 - Gough Bay Canterbury	Fields Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Fields Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Amberley Beach Canterbury	Amberley Beach Canterbury	Amberley Beach Canterbury	Amberley Beach Canterbury	Fields Canterbury	Amberley Beach Canterbury	Amberley Beach Canterbury
Rating	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.9 ESE	1.8 ESE	1.8 ESE	1.7 ESE	1.6 ESE	1.5 ESE	1.5 ESE	1.4 ESE	1.4 ESE	1.5 ESE	1.5 ESE	1.5 ESE	1.5 ESE	1.3 ESE	1.4 ESE	0.9 ESE	0.9 ESE	1.0 ESE	0.9 ESE	1.2 ESE	0.9 ESE	0.9 ESE
Period(s) (?)	11	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	11	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	10
Energy(?)	901	785	771	680	608	521	492	418	388	550	581	550	524	387	436	184	173	222	170	269	167	167
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	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	off
Tide State(?)	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high
High Tide / height (m)	8:40AM 1.73					9:07PM 1.77				9:39AM 1.76				10:49PM 1.71				11:25AM 1.89				11:49PM 1.85
Low Tide / height (m)			2:58PM 0.25					3:28AM 0.23				3:55PM 0.26				5:09AM 0.18				5:37PM 0.21
WeatherAdvanced Surf Forecast
Summary	some clouds	clear	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	light rain	cloudy	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-
Temp. °C	9	9	10	8	9	9	9	9	7	9	9	8	8	6	8	6	6	7	7	8	7	6
Chill °C (?)	8	8	8	6	7	7	7	7	5	6	6	5	5	4	7	2	3	4	4	6	5	5
Sunrise	7:54	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:52	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:52	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	5:10	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:12	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:15	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.9 ESE	1.8 ESE	1.8 ESE	1.7 ESE	1.6 ESE	1.5 ESE	1.5 ESE	1.4 ESE	1.4 ESE	1.5 ESE	1.5 ESE	1.5 ESE	1.5 ESE	1.3 ESE	1.4 ESE	0.9 ESE	0.9 ESE	1.0 ESE	0.9 ESE	1.2 ESE	0.9 ESE	0.9 ESE
Period (s)	11	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	11	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	10
Swell2 (m) & direction	1.3 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.0 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.2 SSE	0.5 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.6 ENE	0.7 NE	0.4 ENE	0.4 SSE	0.1 SE	0.1 SE	0.5 S	0.1 SE	0.1 SE
Period (s)	8	8	8	8	9	9	8	8	20	8	9	10	9	5	5	4	5	18	18	5	19	19
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	0.4 NE	0.4 NE	0.5 NE	0.5 NE	0.5 NE	0.6 ENE	0.8 NNE	0.9 NNE	1.1 NE	1.0 NNE	0.8 NE	-	0.6 S	1.0 S	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	-	3	5	-	-	-	-	-

	Thursday 17																	Friday 18
	7AM	8AM	9AM	10AM	11AM	12PM	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM	1AM	2AM	3AM	4AM
Best forecast wave conditions in 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 - Gough Bay Canterbury	Fields Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Fields Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Amberley Beach Canterbury	Amberley Beach Canterbury	Amberley Beach Canterbury	Amberley Beach Canterbury	Fields Canterbury	Amberley Beach Canterbury	Amberley Beach Canterbury
Rating	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.0 ESE	2.0 ESE	1.9 ESE	1.9 ESE	1.9 ESE	1.8 ESE	1.8 ESE	1.8 ESE	1.6 ESE	1.7 ESE	1.7 ESE	1.7 ESE	1.6 ESE	1.4 ESE	1.6 ESE	1.1 E	1.0 E	1.0 E	1.0 E	1.3 ESE	1.0 E	1.0 E
Period(s) (?)	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	10
Energy(?)	1047	1012	901	885	885	785	785	785	619	693	693	680	608	478	608	291	238	233	229	382	221	221
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross- on	cross	cross	cross	cross- off	cross- on	cross- off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross
High Tide / height (m)			8:40AM 1.73													9:53PM 1.86
Low Tide / height (m)
WeatherAdvanced Surf Forecast
Summary	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	9	9	9	9	9	9	10	10	10	9	9	8	8	8	9	8	8	8	8	9	9	9
Chill °C (?)	9	9	8	8	8	8	8	8	7	7	7	6	6	5	7	6	6	6	6	7	7	8
Sunrise	-	7:54	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:10	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.0 ESE	2.0 ESE	1.9 ESE	1.9 ESE	1.9 ESE	1.8 ESE	1.8 ESE	1.8 ESE	1.6 ESE	1.7 ESE	1.7 ESE	1.7 ESE	1.6 ESE	1.4 ESE	1.6 ESE	1.1 E	1.0 E	1.0 E	1.0 E	1.3 ESE	1.0 E	1.0 E
Period (s)	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	10
Swell2 (m) & direction	1.4 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.0 SSW	0.5 S	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.4 S	0.8 SSW	0.4 SSW	-	-	0.1 S	0.3 S	0.1 S	0.1 S
Period (s)	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	9	8	8	8	9	9	9	9	-	-	23	9	23	23
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.4 ENE	-	0.4 NE	0.4 NE	0.4 NE	0.5 E	0.4 NE	0.6 ENE	0.6 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.5 E	0.5 NE	0.5 NE
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	-	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4

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