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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	Thu		Friday 19			Saturday 20			Sunday 21			Monday 22			Tuesday 23			Wed
	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury
Rating	4	5	4	4	3	2	3	2	3	4	4	4	4	3	5	3	3	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.5 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.0 SSW	0.3 SSE	1.0 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.0 S	1.4 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.7 S	1.8 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.1 S	1.1 S
Period(s) (?)	14	14	14	14	14	14	11	10	10	13	13	14	13	8	13	11	10	13
Energy(?)	792	1257	850	606	419	40	268	160	204	642	538	572	1073	337	1109	438	250	414
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	glass	cross- off	cross- off	off	glass	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)		12:18PM	12:27AM		12:47PM	1:23AM	12:18PM	1:43PM	2:02AM		2:23PM		3:23AM	3:46PM		3:21AM	3:23PM
Low Tide / height (m)	6:05AM		6:02PM	6:49AM		7:02PM	7:30AM		7:44PM	8:09AM		9:10PM	9:34AM 6:56PM		8:48PM	9:28AM		9:30PM
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	light rain	rain shwrs	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	5	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	14	16	12	15	16	13	14	13	12	16	15	13	12	13	10	13	13	11
Low °C	12	13	11	13	14	9	12	11	11	14	13	12	11	10	9	11	11	11
Chill °C (?)	14	16	11	15	16	13	14	12	12	16	14	12	10	12	8	13	13	11
Sunrise	7:05	-	-	7:05	-	-	7:07	-	-	7:09	-	-	7:09	-	-	7:11	-	-
Sunset	-	5:47	-	-	5:45	-	-	5:44	-	-	5:43	-	-	5:42	-	-	5:40	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.5 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.0 SSW	0.3 SSE	1.0 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.0 S	1.4 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	0.3 ENE	0.9 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.1 S	1.1 S
Period (s)	14	14	14	14	14	14	11	10	10	13	13	14	10	13	13	11	10	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.5 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.4 NNE	0.4 NE	0.2 ENE	0.4 S	0.3 SSW	0.2 ENE	0.2 ENE	0.4 NE	0.4 NE	0.2 ENE	0.2 ENE	0.3 NE	0.2 ENE	0.5 S	0.6 NE
Period (s)	10	9	9	5	9	10	10	14	10	9	10	10	4	10	9	9	14	6
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	0.6 W	-	-	-	0.2 NNE	0.2 NNE	-	-	0.6 NE	1.8 SSW	1.7 S	-	0.8 NNE	0.2 WNW	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	4	-	-	-	2	3	-	-	3	13	8	-	4	3	-

	Thursday 18	Friday 19	Saturday 20
	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury
Rating	4	4	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	3	2	2	2	3	3	3	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.5 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.0 SSW	0.4 SSE	0.3 SSE	0.3 SSE	1.0 S	0.9 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.0 SSW
Period(s) (?)	14	14	14	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	15	15	14	13	13	11	10
Energy(?)	792	874	1257	1152	1106	850	731	615	606	519	419	87	42	40	339	242	268	209
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	glass
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)			12:04PM 1.65				12:41AM 1.73				1:02PM 1.64				1:08AM 1.74
Low Tide / height (m)	6:05AM 0.39				6:02PM 0.38				6:49AM 0.38				7:41PM 0.36				7:11AM 0.37
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	12	14	16	12	12	12	11	11	13	15	16	16	13	10	10	11	12	14
Chill °C (?)	12	14	16	11	11	12	10	10	12	15	16	16	13	8	9	11	12	14
Sunrise	7:05	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:05	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:07	-
Sunset	-	-	5:47	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:45	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.5 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.0 SSW	0.4 SSE	0.3 SSE	0.3 SSE	1.0 S	0.9 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.0 SSW
Period (s)	14	14	14	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	15	15	14	13	13	11	10
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.5 ENE	0.5 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.6 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.6 NE	0.5 NE	0.4 NNE	0.4 NE	0.4 NE	0.3 S	0.2 ENE	0.2 ENE	0.2 ENE	0.4 NE	0.4 S	0.3 SSW
Period (s)	10	10	9	9	9	9	9	6	5	9	9	9	9	10	10	10	10	14
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	0.5 NNE	-	-	0.6 W	0.6 W	-	-	0.3 NE	0.4 NE	-	-	0.3 NE	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	4	-	-	4	4	-	-	2	3	-	-	3	-	-