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.

Canterbury Photos

Canterbury Wavefinder

		Saturday 5			Sunday 6			Monday 7			Tuesday 8			Wednesday 9			Thursday 10
	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	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Amberley Beach Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Gore Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Canterbury	Fields Canterbury	Amberley Beach Canterbury	Le Bons Bay Canterbury	Fields Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay Canterbury	Amberley Beach Canterbury	Amberley Beach Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay Canterbury
Rating (10 max)	1	2	0	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	2	2	1	1	1	2	3
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 8	SSW 12	SSE 15	SSW 17	SSE 17	S 16	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 11	E 7	E 8	ESE 8	SE 8	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	NE 4	SSW 15	SSW 13
kJ	82	477	23	510	170	264	163	128	156	271	224	523	244	146	111	26	29	326	551
Wind (km/h)	WNW	NNW	NW	WNW	SSW	ESE	ESE	ENE	ENE	NNE	SW	S	NW	N	NE	NNW	SW	SSW	WSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off
High Tide	9:43PM1.69m	10:21AM1.84m		10:46PM1.72m	12:00PM1.74m		11:32PM1.78m		12:22PM1.95m	1:22AM1.74m		1:18PM2.00m	2:17AM1.78m		1:54PM2.06m		3:15AM1.98m	3:34PM2.13m
Low Tide		4:00AM0.26m	5:23PM0.27m		5:38AM0.15m	5:23PM0.28m		5:57AM0.16m		7:15PM0.17m	7:37AM0.10m		8:10PM0.13m	7:49AM0.05m		9:08PM0.11m	9:28AM0.04m		9:51PM0.08m


mm	—	—	—	—	—	8	1	—	—	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	1	3
Max °C	10	12	14	11	12	9	8	8	8	7	9	10	7	10	11	9	9	6	5
Min °C	9	11	13	8	11	9	8	8	8	7	7	7	6	8	9	7	7	6	4
Chill °C	8	10	12	9	11	7	6	6	5	6	7	8	7	8	9	7	7	3	1
	—	6:48	—	—	6:45	—	—	6:45	—	—	6:43	—	—	6:41	—	—	6:39	—	—
	—	—	6:06	—	—	6:06	—	—	6:06	—	—	6:07	—	—	6:09	—	—	6:09	—
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 8	SSW 12	SSE 15	SSW 17	SSE 17	SSW 9	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 11	E 7	E 8	ESE 8	SE 8	ESE 7	ESE 7	ENE 5	NE 4	SSW 6	SSW 13
kJ	82	477	23	510	170	161	163	128	156	192	224	523	244	146	111	17	9	127	551
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 6	SSE 9	SE 9	SE 9	NE 5	S 16	S 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSE 9	S 9	SW 13	S 21	S 8	S 8	ESE 7	ESE 6	SSW 15	SSW 19
kJ	11	8	3	3	4	264	126	73	42	29	1	7	9	36	33	26	8	326	471
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 5	N 4	NNW 4	N 4	NE 5	ESE 4	ESE 5	E 6	ENE 5	E 7	S 9	S 9	—	—	NE 3	NW 2	NW 4	—	NW 3
kJ	30	15	11	41	23	31	28	40	35	271	40	56	—	—	3	1	3	—	2
Sea °C	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11
Diff °C	+1.6	+1.6	+1.1	+1.6	+0.9	+1.6	+1.6	+1.6	+1.6	+1.3	+1.1	+1.5	+1.3	+1.6	+1.6	+1.1	+1.1	+1.3	+1.3