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.

Canterbury Surf Forecast

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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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Canterbury Wavefinder

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	Wed	Thursday 02			Friday 03			Saturday 04			Sunday 05			Monday 06			Tue
	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury
Rating	4	5	4	4	5	5	6	5	5	6	5	5	5	4	4	5	5	5
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.8 ENE	2.0 ENE	1.8 ENE	1.6 ENE	2.0 SSE	2.5 SSE	3.0 S	1.6 SSE	2.2 S	2.5 S	1.5 SSE	2.3 S	1.9 S	1.7 S	2.2 S	1.6 SSE	1.8 S	1.8 S
Period(s) (?)	13	12	12	12	19	17	15	14	13	16	16	13	13	13	13	17	14	13
Energy(?)	1186	1170	902	647	2805	3859	4368	1076	1642	3438	1093	1894	1245	972	1708	1514	1190	1070
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	off	cross- on	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)	10:39PM	10:30AM		11:01PM	11:26AM 10:05PM		11:56PM		12:22PM	12:50AM		2:00PM	2:23AM		2:53PM		3:20AM	3:41PM 11:04AM
Low Tide / height (m)		4:25AM	4:40PM		5:18AM	5:36PM		6:10AM		6:31PM	6:21AM	5:09AM	8:08PM	8:38AM		9:07PM	9:36AM
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	light rain	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	rain shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	clear
Rain (mm)	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	-	-
High °C	10	12	12	10	12	13	10	12	12	10	13	12	11	11	9	9	10	11
Low °C	8	10	9	9	9	11	9	9	10	9	9	11	9	10	9	6	8	9
Chill °C (?)	7	11	11	8	12	12	9	12	11	9	13	12	11	9	6	7	10	11
Sunrise	-	7:20	-	-	7:20	-	-	7:22	-	-	7:22	-	-	7:26	-	-	7:26	-
Sunset	-	-	5:27	-	-	5:27	-	-	5:24	-	-	5:23	-	-	5:22	-	-	5:20
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.8 ENE	2.0 ENE	1.8 ENE	1.6 ENE	2.0 SSE	2.5 SSE	3.0 S	1.6 SSE	2.2 S	2.5 S	1.5 SSE	2.3 S	1.9 S	1.7 S	2.2 S	1.6 SSE	1.8 S	1.8 S
Period (s)	13	12	12	12	19	17	15	14	13	16	16	13	13	13	13	17	14	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.2 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.7 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.2 E	1.0 E	0.9 E	0.6 E	0.5 E	0.5 ENE	0.4 E	0.3 E	0.3 ENE	0.3 ENE	0.3 ENE	0.2 ENE	0.2 ENE	0.3 ENE
Period (s)	16	15	17	9	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	9	9	9	8	9	9
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.5 S	1.2 S	0.9 S	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.4 ENE	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	6	6	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9	-	-	-	-	-	-

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	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury
Rating	4	4	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	6	5	5	4	6
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.5 ENE	1.8 ENE	2.1 ENE	2.1 ENE	2.0 ENE	1.9 ENE	1.8 ENE	1.7 ENE	1.7 ENE	1.6 ENE	0.9 SSE	1.3 S	2.0 SSE	2.4 SSE	2.5 SSE	2.5 SSE	1.3 SSE	3.0 S
Period(s) (?)	14	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	19	19	19	18	17	17	16	15
Energy(?)	883	1186	1449	1465	1170	1071	902	797	754	647	621	1264	2805	3877	3859	3440	875	4368
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	glass	cross- off	off	glass	cross- on	on	cross- off	glass
Tide State(?)	-	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow
High Tide / height (m)		10:05PM 1.79				10:30AM 1.66				11:01PM 1.84					12:06PM 1.66
Low Tide / height (m)				4:25AM 0.32				4:40PM 0.25									6:19PM 0.17
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	light rain	light rain	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	10	10	8	8	10	12	12	9	9	10	8	7	9	12	13	11	11	9
Chill °C (?)	8	7	5	5	8	11	11	8	8	8	8	6	8	12	12	10	10	9
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	7:20	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:20	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:27	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:27	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.5 ENE	1.8 ENE	2.1 ENE	2.1 ENE	2.0 ENE	1.9 ENE	1.8 ENE	1.7 ENE	1.7 ENE	1.6 ENE	0.8 SSE	1.0 E	2.0 SSE	2.4 SSE	2.5 SSE	2.5 SSE	1.3 SSE	3.0 S
Period (s)	14	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	19	12	19	18	17	17	16	15
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.2 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.7 SSW	1.1 S	1.4 SSW	1.4 SSW	0.7 E	0.7 SSE	1.2 E	1.1 E	1.0 E	0.9 E	0.7 E	0.9 E
Period (s)	13	16	16	15	15	14	17	7	8	9	12	19	11	11	11	11	11	11
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.4 S	1.5 S	1.5 S	1.3 S	1.2 S	1.0 S	0.9 S	1.4 SSW	2.0 SSW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	8	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-