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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	Thursday 09			Friday 10			Saturday 11			Sunday 12			Monday 13			Tuesday 14
	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	5	5	4	3	6	5	6	6	5	5	4	4	3	3	2	5	5	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.5 S	1.9 SSW	1.5 S	1.3 S	3.0 S	1.4 SSE	3.0 S	2.5 S	2.1 S	1.9 S	1.8 S	1.6 S	0.9 SSE	0.9 SSW	0.5 SE	1.6 S	1.7 S	1.1 SSW
Period(s) (?)	15	14	12	12	16	20	17	16	14	13	12	13	12	11	10	16	14	13
Energy(?)	2723	1470	717	472	4997	1469	5191	3311	1735	1191	902	800	203	217	50	1241	1126	418
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	glass	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	off	off
High Tide / height (m)		5:31PM		5:55AM	5:00AM		6:12AM		6:44PM	7:08AM		8:18PM	8:44AM		9:18PM	9:48AM		10:16PM 5:40PM
Low Tide / height (m)	11:15AM		11:53PM		12:11PM	11:51PM		12:28PM	1:08AM		1:23PM 10:37AM	2:40AM 11:15AM		3:05PM		3:43AM	3:57PM
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	9	9	5	12	10	9	9	9	7	10	10	8	11	9	9	11	12	10
Low °C	7	6	5	7	9	6	8	7	6	7	8	8	8	9	7	10	10	9
Chill °C (?)	7	9	4	10	8	6	9	9	5	10	9	7	11	9	9	9	12	9
Sunrise	7:28	-	-	7:30	-	-	7:31	-	-	7:31	-	-	7:31	-	-	7:33	-	-
Sunset	-	5:17	-	-	5:16	-	-	5:15	-	-	5:14	-	-	5:14	-	-	5:13	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.5 S	1.9 SSW	1.5 S	1.3 S	0.6 ESE	1.4 SSE	3.0 S	2.5 S	2.1 S	1.9 S	1.8 S	1.6 S	0.9 SSE	0.9 SSW	0.5 SE	1.6 S	1.7 S	1.1 SSW
Period (s)	15	14	12	12	11	20	17	16	14	13	12	13	12	11	10	16	14	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.2 ENE	0.8 SE	0.8 SE	0.6 S	0.2 ENE	0.5 E	0.4 ESE	0.3 ESE	0.5 ENE	0.7 ENE	0.7 E	0.7 E	0.6 E	0.8 SSE	0.4 E	0.9 SSE	0.3 E	0.5 SSE
Period (s)	9	7	7	16	9	11	11	10	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	10
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	3.0 S	2.0 S	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.2 NNE	-	-	0.4 NNE
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	16	9	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	-	3

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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	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	3	3	5	6	4	7	5	5	5
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.9 S	1.9 SSW	2.5 S	2.3 S	1.9 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.6 S	1.5 S	1.3 SSW	1.3 S	1.3 S	2.1 S	3.0 S	1.2 SSE	3.5 S	1.4 SSE	1.4 SE	1.3 SSE
Period(s) (?)	17	16	15	14	14	13	13	12	12	12	12	17	16	19	18	20	19	18
Energy(?)	2146	1799	2723	2167	1470	1144	878	717	503	472	472	2651	4997	1012	6545	1469	1503	1129
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	cross- off	off	off	glass	glass	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off
Tide State(?)	-	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow
High Tide / height (m)		5:00AM 2.05				4:34PM 2.10				5:16AM 1.90					6:34PM 1.96
Low Tide / height (m)				11:15AM 0.02				11:14PM 0.12					12:11PM 0.07				1:01AM 0.13
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	7	6	7	9	9	6	5	5	5	5	7	11	10	10	9	8	8	6
Chill °C (?)	4	3	4	7	9	6	4	3	3	2	4	9	8	7	6	5	5	3
Sunrise	-	-	7:28	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:30	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	5:17	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:16	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.9 S	1.9 SSW	2.5 S	2.3 S	1.9 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.6 S	1.5 S	1.3 SSW	1.3 S	1.3 S	2.1 S	0.6 ESE	1.2 SSE	1.8 S	1.4 SSE	1.4 SE	1.3 SSE
Period (s)	17	16	15	14	14	13	13	12	12	12	12	17	11	19	8	20	19	18
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.3 ENE	0.3 ENE	0.2 ENE	0.2 ESE	0.8 SE	0.8 SE	0.8 SE	0.8 SE	0.7 SE	0.6 ESE	0.6 S	0.6 E	0.2 ENE	0.5 E	1.7 SSE	0.5 E	0.4 ESE	0.4 ESE
Period (s)	10	10	9	11	7	7	7	7	7	7	16	12	9	11	19	11	11	11
Wind waves (m) & direction	2.3 S	2.0 S	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.6 W	3.0 S	1.8 S	3.5 S	2.0 S	-	0.3 WSW
Period (s)	8	8	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	16	7	18	9	-	3