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

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	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	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Amberley Beach Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay Canterbury	Amberley Beach Canterbury	Amberley Beach Canterbury	Patiti Point Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Magnet 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 - Gough Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Canterbury	Gore Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Canterbury
Rating (10 max)	2	0	1	0	0	3	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	3	3	2	2
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 10	SE 10	S 10	NE 9	E 14	SSW 9	SSW 13	SSW 12	S 11	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 15	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	SSE 12	S 11
kJ	218	16	47	21	14	506	2373	1240	457	381	639	744	350	1075	1641	786	546	771	547	207	277
Wind (km/h)	NNW	NW	N	WNW	WNW	W	NNW	NNW	NW	NW	WNW	ENE	ENE	NE	NNE	ENE	NE	WNW	NNW	NW	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	off
High Tide	11:48AM1.67m	12:29PM1.75m	11:54PM1.58m		1:17PM1.76m	00:38AM2.10m		1:21PM1.72m	1:36AM1.62m		1:47PM1.77m	2:01AM1.68m		2:42PM1.79m	2:39AM1.71m		3:03PM1.83m		3:35AM1.70m	4:44PM1.61m
Low Tide				6:49AM0.44m		6:26PM0.70m	6:53AM0.41m		7:26PM0.45m	7:36AM0.37m		7:50PM0.41m	8:01AM0.32m		8:30PM0.36m	8:42AM0.27m		9:30PM0.33m	9:42AM0.25m		10:11PM0.30m


mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	8	2	1	—	—	—	—
Max °C	13	14	13	12	12	9	11	13	12	16	17	10	12	10	9	9	10	11	17	20	16
Min °C	10	13	12	11	10	6	8	12	11	14	12	9	10	9	9	9	9	10	15	18	13
Chill °C	11	12	11	9	9	5	10	13	10	14	16	8	12	9	7	6	8	10	16	20	15
	7:11	—	—	7:11	—	—	7:09	—	—	7:07	—	—	7:07	—	—	7:05	—	—	7:01	—	—
	—	5:51	—	—	5:52	—	—	5:51	—	—	5:52	—	—	5:52	—	—	5:54	—	—	5:55	—
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 10	SE 10	S 10	NE 5	ENE 7	SSE 14	SSW 13	SSW 12	S 11	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 11	SSW 14	SSW 15	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	SSE 12	S 11
kJ	218	16	47	10	5	301	2373	1240	457	381	639	744	260	1075	1641	786	546	771	547	207	277
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 5	NE 8	ESE 14	NE 9	E 14	ESE 14	ESE 14	N 4	SSW 15	S 9	ESE 14	ESE 14	SSW 14	ESE 13	ESE 13	S 16	S 16	E 6	SE 15	ENE 5	ESE 14
kJ	16	3	19	21	14	18	36	5	184	102	18	19	350	34	16	252	488	23	9	2	18
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNW 4	NNW 4	NNE 5	NW 3	WNW 4	SSW 9	NNW 4	N 4	N 5	NNW 5	NNW 4	NE 3	E 3	—	NE 4	ENE 4	ENE 5	N 5	N 5	NNW 3	NNE 8
kJ	20	13	105	11	42	506	10	9	52	144	6	3	2	—	12	31	58	44	42	3	179
Sea °C	11	10	10	10	10	10	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	11	10	10	10	11	11	10	11
Diff °C	+1.6	+0.6	+1.4	+0.6	+0.6	+1.7	+1.6	+1.6	+1.6	+1.6	+1.4	+1.5	+1.5	+1.6	+1.5	+1.5	+1.5	+1.6	+1.6	+0.2	+1.6