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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	Wednesday 24			Thursday 25			Friday 26			Saturday 27			Sunday 28			Monday 29
	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	3	5	2	3	3	2	2	3	3	3	2	2	3	3	3	4	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.5 S	0.4 SE	1.0 S	0.8 SSW	1.1 NNE	1.2 SSW	2.1 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.2 SSW	0.6 S	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.7 ENE
Period(s) (?)	12	13	15	15	14	14	9	8	8	9	9	9	9	13	12	13	16	7
Energy(?)	224	235	1046	59	383	276	194	176	626	349	259	64	99	222	244	350	768	289
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	glass
High Tide / height (m)		4:24PM		4:42AM	4:44PM		5:25AM	5:49PM		5:45AM	4:03PM	6:35PM	6:55AM		7:23PM	7:45AM		8:14PM
Low Tide / height (m)	10:09AM		10:37PM	10:52AM		11:00PM	11:36AM		11:28PM		12:01PM	12:59AM		12:50PM	1:49AM		2:00PM 10:37PM	2:41AM
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	rain shwrs	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	16	16	13	19	20	14	12	13	9	11	13	11	14	13	12	13	13	12
Low °C	15	13	11	13	17	10	11	10	8	9	11	9	13	12	10	12	12	11
Chill °C (?)	16	16	11	19	20	12	12	12	6	9	13	10	13	12	11	12	12	12
Sunrise	7:11	-	-	7:20	-	-	7:13	-	-	7:15	-	-	7:16	-	-	7:18	-	-
Sunset	-	5:37	-	-	5:37	-	-	5:36	-	-	5:32	-	-	5:31	-	-	5:30	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.5 S	0.4 SE	1.0 S	0.8 SSW	1.1 NNE	0.5 NE	1.6 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.2 SSW	0.6 S	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.7 ENE
Period (s)	12	13	15	15	14	14	9	6	9	9	9	9	9	13	12	13	16	7
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.8 NE	0.6 S	0.3 ENE	0.2 ESE	0.6 NE	0.3 NE	0.7 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.5 NE	0.5 SSW	0.5 S	0.2 SSE	0.4 SSW	0.4 NE	0.4 ENE	0.8 ENE	0.7 ENE	0.9 SSW
Period (s)	7	9	10	12	6	10	12	12	9	16	16	16	14	12	11	10	10	14
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.1 NW	-	0.4 NE	0.4 NE	0.4 NW	0.7 N	0.5 SSW	1.2 SSW	2.1 SSW	-	0.3 N	0.3 NE	0.3 NNE	0.3 NE	0.3 NE	0.7 NE	1.4 NE	-
Period (s)	3	-	3	4	4	7	4	8	8	-	3	3	3	3	4	5	6	-

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	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury
Rating	3	3	3	3	4	5	5	4	2	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	2	2
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.5 S	1.5 S	1.4 SSW	0.4 SE	1.1 SSW	1.0 S	0.9 SSW	1.6 NNE	0.8 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	1.1 NNE	0.9 SSW
Period(s) (?)	12	13	13	13	15	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	9	14	14	14	9	9
Energy(?)	224	257	235	289	675	1046	1032	857	59	507	383	322	381	276	215	213	194	143
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	off	off	off	cross- off	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
High Tide / height (m)				4:24PM 1.74				4:42AM 1.66				5:06PM 1.74				5:25AM 1.63
Low Tide / height (m)		10:09AM 0.34				10:14PM 0.37				10:30AM 0.36				11:00PM 0.40				11:36AM 0.38
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	rain shwrs	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-
Temp. °C	15	16	16	13	12	11	12	14	13	18	20	16	13	13	14	11	11	12
Chill °C (?)	15	16	16	12	11	10	11	12	11	17	20	15	12	11	12	9	10	12
Sunrise	7:11	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:20	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:13	-
Sunset	-	-	5:37	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:37	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.5 S	1.5 S	1.4 SSW	0.4 SE	1.1 SSW	1.0 S	0.9 SSW	1.6 NNE	0.8 SSW	0.7 SSW	1.2 NNE	1.1 NNE	0.9 SSW
Period (s)	12	13	13	13	15	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	9	14	14	5	9	9
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.8 NE	0.8 NE	0.6 S	0.5 S	0.3 SSE	0.3 ENE	0.3 E	0.3 ESE	0.2 ESE	0.5 NE	0.6 NE	0.9 NE	0.8 SSW	0.3 NE	0.2 ESE	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.8 NNE
Period (s)	7	7	9	9	8	10	12	12	12	7	6	9	13	10	11	14	12	7
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.1 NW	-	-	0.5 NE	0.4 NE	0.4 NE	0.5 N	1.2 N	0.4 NE	1.0 N	0.4 NW	1.4 N	0.6 NW	0.7 N	1.7 NNE	0.8 NNW	0.5 SSW	-
Period (s)	3	-	-	6	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	7	5	4	4	-