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

7 day 48 hour

	Monday 29			Tuesday 30			Wednesday 01			Thursday 02			Friday 03			Saturday 04
	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	3	4	3	3	3	2	2	3	5	5	4	4	5	6	4	5	5	5
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.0 SSW	1.2 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.7 ENE	1.4 NE	0.6 ENE	0.7 ENE	1.1 NE	2.3 ENE	2.5 SSW	1.8 ENE	1.6 ENE	1.7 SSE	3.0 SSE	1.4 SE	1.9 SSE	2.3 S	2.2 S
Period(s) (?)	13	13	13	8	8	7	6	13	13	9	12	12	19	17	16	14	13	12
Energy(?)	345	523	294	348	261	40	43	431	1803	1057	902	658	2159	5657	917	1415	1756	1392
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	glass	off	cross- off	off	glass	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)			8:14PM	8:37AM		9:09PM	9:33AM	7:45AM	10:05PM	10:30AM		11:01PM	11:26AM		12:37AM		1:01PM	1:28AM
Low Tide / height (m)		2:00PM 1:49AM	2:41AM		2:35PM		3:33AM	3:46PM		4:25AM	4:40PM		5:18AM	5:36PM 2:00PM	6:19PM 2:49PM	6:54AM		7:11PM
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	light rain	rain shwrs	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	13	13	12	14	14	12	13	12	9	12	12	10	10	11	8	11	12	10
Low °C	12	12	11	12	12	10	12	10	7	8	10	9	9	10	6	8	11	8
Chill °C (?)	13	13	10	14	14	12	11	10	5	12	12	10	8	10	6	9	12	9
Sunrise	7:18	-	-	7:18	-	-	7:18	-	-	7:18	-	-	7:20	-	-	7:22	-	-
Sunset	-	5:31	-	-	5:29	-	-	5:29	-	-	5:25	-	-	5:27	-	-	5:23	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.0 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.4 NE	1.7 ENE	1.4 NE	0.6 ENE	0.7 ENE	1.1 NE	2.3 ENE	1.9 S	1.8 ENE	1.9 SSW	1.7 SSE	3.0 SSE	1.4 SE	1.9 SSE	2.3 S	2.2 S
Period (s)	13	13	6	8	8	7	6	13	13	8	12	9	19	17	16	14	13	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.8 ENE	0.5 E	0.9 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.1 S	0.2 S	0.9 ENE	-	1.4 ENE	0.5 S	1.6 ENE	1.0 E	0.9 E	0.5 E	0.6 E	0.5 E	0.5 E
Period (s)	10	10	13	13	12	10	9	6	-	12	18	12	11	11	11	10	10	10
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	1.8 NE	-	-	0.1 NW	-	-	2.5 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.1 SSW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	7	-	-	2	-	-	6	9	8	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

	Monday 29	Tuesday 30	Wednesday 01
	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	3	3	3	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.0 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.7 ENE	1.7 ENE	1.7 ENE	1.5 ENE	1.4 NE	1.4 NE	0.7 ENE	0.6 ENE	0.8 ENE	0.7 ENE
Period(s) (?)	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	7	8	8	8	8	8	8	7	7	6
Energy(?)	242	298	345	444	523	444	378	294	274	322	348	292	261	226	58	40	50	44
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	glass	glass	glass	glass	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	glass	glass	glass	off	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	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low
High Tide / height (m)			7:45AM 1.57				8:14PM 1.73				8:37AM 1.58					9:53PM 1.84
Low Tide / height (m)	1:49AM 0.44				1:42PM 0.42				2:41AM 0.42				2:52PM 0.37					4:15AM 0.31
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	11	11	12	13	13	11	12	12	11	11	12	14	14	12	12	10	10	11
Chill °C (?)	11	11	12	13	13	9	10	11	10	10	12	14	14	12	12	9	9	11
Sunrise	-	-	7:18	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:18	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	5:31	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:29	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.9 NE	0.9 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.4 NE	1.7 ENE	1.7 ENE	1.7 ENE	1.5 ENE	1.4 NE	1.4 NE	0.7 ENE	0.6 ENE	0.8 ENE	0.7 ENE
Period (s)	6	13	13	13	13	13	13	6	7	8	8	8	8	8	8	7	7	6
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.9 ENE	0.8 NE	0.8 ENE	0.8 ENE	0.5 E	0.8 ENE	0.7 ENE	0.9 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.1 S	0.1 S	0.2 S	0.2 S
Period (s)	10	6	10	10	10	10	10	13	13	13	13	12	12	10	13	10	9	9
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.9 NNE	0.9 NNE	-	-	-	0.7 NE	1.0 NE	1.8 NE	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.1 NW	-	-
Period (s)	6	6	-	-	-	6	6	7	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	-