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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	Sunday 28			Monday 29			Tuesday 30			Wednesday 01			Thursday 02			Friday 03
	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury
Rating	2	3	3	3	4	3	3	3	2	2	3	3	4	4	5	5	6	5
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.8 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.8 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.2 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.5 ENE	1.4 NE	0.7 ENE	0.7 SSW	1.0 NE	1.7 ENE	1.3 ENE	1.6 ENE	2.5 SSW	2.0 SSE	2.3 SSE	1.8 SSE
Period(s) (?)	8	13	12	13	13	13	8	8	8	9	14	13	12	12	14	19	17	15
Energy(?)	90	246	205	345	523	303	285	268	56	84	368	968	503	694	2895	2689	3212	1511
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	glass	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)			7:23PM	7:45AM		8:14PM	8:37AM 6:55AM		8:49PM	10:09AM		10:05PM	10:12AM		11:01PM	11:26AM		11:56PM
Low Tide / height (m)	12:38AM	1:10PM	1:49AM		2:00PM	2:41AM		2:52PM		4:07AM	3:46PM		4:09AM 12:50PM	4:25PM		5:18AM	5:36PM
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	light rain	mod. rain	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	8	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	14	14	12	13	13	12	14	15	13	13	13	11	11	11	9	11	11	10
Low °C	13	12	11	12	12	11	12	13	10	12	11	9	10	9	9	9	11	8
Chill °C (?)	13	13	11	13	13	10	14	15	13	12	11	8	9	9	8	11	11	9
Sunrise	7:16	-	-	7:18	-	-	7:18	-	-	7:20	-	-	7:18	-	-	7:20	-	-
Sunset	-	5:31	-	-	5:31	-	-	5:29	-	-	5:29	-	-	5:27	-	-	5:25	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.8 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.8 NE	1.0 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.4 NE	1.5 ENE	1.4 NE	0.7 ENE	0.9 ENE	1.0 NE	1.7 ENE	1.3 ENE	1.6 ENE	2.5 SSW	2.0 SSE	2.3 SSE	1.8 SSE
Period (s)	8	13	6	13	13	6	8	8	8	7	14	13	12	12	14	19	17	15
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.4 SSW	0.4 ENE	0.8 ENE	0.8 ENE	0.5 E	0.9 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.1 S	0.3 SSW	-	0.4 SSW	1.1 SSE	0.5 S	1.0 E	1.0 E	0.9 E	0.6 E
Period (s)	14	12	10	10	10	13	13	12	10	14	-	16	7	18	12	11	11	11
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.2 NNE	0.3 NE	-	-	0.5 NE	1.7 NE	-	-	-	0.7 SSW	3.5 SSW	2.4 S	1.7 SSW	2.5 SSW	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	3	3	-	-	6	6	-	-	-	9	8	8	8	8	-	-	-	-

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	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury
Rating	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	3	3	3	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.9 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	1.0 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.0 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.7 ENE	1.7 ENE
Period(s) (?)	8	8	8	13	13	13	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	13	7	8
Energy(?)	122	92	90	70	246	225	202	205	361	298	345	444	523	531	395	303	259	306
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off
Tide State(?)	low	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 Tide / height (m)			6:55AM 1.58				7:23PM 1.73				7:45AM 1.57				8:14PM 1.73
Low Tide / height (m)	12:38AM 0.45				1:10PM 0.41				1:30AM 0.46				1:42PM 0.42				2:41AM 0.42
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	11	11	13	14	14	12	12	12	10	10	12	13	13	12	12	12	11	11
Chill °C (?)	10	10	12	13	13	10	11	12	10	9	11	13	13	11	10	11	10	10
Sunrise	-	-	7:16	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:18	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	5:31	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:31	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.9 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 NE	1.0 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.4 NE	1.7 ENE	1.7 ENE
Period (s)	8	8	8	8	13	13	12	6	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	6	7	8
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 ENE	0.7 ENE	0.8 ENE	0.8 ENE	0.5 ENE	0.8 ENE	0.8 ENE	0.8 ENE	0.5 E	0.5 ENE	0.7 ENE	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.8 SSW
Period (s)	14	14	14	13	12	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	13	13	13
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.2 ENE	0.3 NE	0.2 NNE	0.2 NNE	0.3 NE	0.3 NE	0.8 NE	-	-	-	-	-	0.5 NE	0.5 NE	1.0 NE	1.7 NE	-	-
Period (s)	3	3	3	3	3	4	5	-	-	-	-	-	6	3	5	6	-	-