Pegasus to Banks Surf Spots

Average beachbreak peaks flanking the New Brighton Pier on Christchurch's east coast, best at mid-to-high tide on NE swells.

Exposed beach break near Christchurch with punchy A-frame peaks that hold size well on low to mid incoming tide.

Fickle rivermouth peaks at the Avon-Heathcote estuary outlet, hollow and fast when winter SE swells wrap in on low tide.

Town beachbreak with scattered peaks along the esplanade, a reef section, and a rocky cove by the seal colony.

Mellow sand-bottom beachbreak north of Mangamaunu producing short, fat A-frame peaks on NE to S swells.

Shorter right point south of Mangamaunu — fast takeoff backing off to a fat wall. The Kaikoura crowd escape valve.

Hollow beachbreak with good rivermouth peaks — breaks close to shore, nestled in the mountains south of Kaikoura.

Heavy right-hand boulder point at the Kahutara River mouth, delivering hollow, fast walls with barrel sections on SE swells.

Rincon-like right pointbreak with long hollow walls and katabatic offshores under the Kaikoura Range.

1500m of coastline north of Clarence River angled into SE swell — multiple walling right point options over boulders.

Hollow, dredging river mouth right over boulders on the wild Kaikoura coast, delivering barrels in SE swells.

High tide beachbreak with rare left point and offshore island reef breaks accessible by boat.

Hollow, fast boulder-bottom peaks north of Kaikoura that deliver critical takeoffs and barrel sections on solid SE swells.

50km sandy sweep north of Christchurch with multiple beachbreaks, a 4WD-access left point, and shifting rivermouth bars.

Remote left point over boulders on the North Canterbury coast, firing on easterly swells at high tide.

Swell-magnet beachbreak producing multiple A-frame peaks along a 5km stretch of sandy coastline.

Steep left-hander over boulders on Banks Peninsula with long, wally walls and barrel sections.

Walling right point at the Kakanui rivermouth with beachbreak peaks — average walls that occasionally deliver quality sessions.

Remote Banks Peninsula beachbreak with shifting sandbars producing hollow peaks on southerly swells.

Inconsistent right-hand boulder point producing long hollow walls and barrel sections on solid SE swells.

Short, fast right off the harbour wall at Oamaru — inconsistent and needs a decent NE-SE swell to break.

Consistent SE-facing beachbreak on Banks Peninsula with hollow walls and quality peaks along the beach.