Surf Climatology
Best Time to Surf Taylors Mistake
Christchurch, New Zealand
Taylors Mistake is a surf break in Christchurch, New Zealand, and this page shows the time of year when it usually gets the most surf. The figures are three years of offshore wave data, 2022 to 2024, averaged month by month at the nearest offshore point. The peak surf season at Taylors Mistake is Jun & Jul, when the average offshore swell is at its biggest.
Peak surf season: Jun & Jul.
Based on the 3-year average offshore wave height, 2022–2024.
Best time to visit
3-year monthly avg · offshore significant wave height · 2022–2024
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Peak monthsThis monthOff-peakTap a bar for details.
Jan: 3.2ft average swell at 7 s from the ENE.
Feb: 3.2ft average swell at 6.9 s from the ENE.
Mar: 3.5ft average swell at 7.4 s from the E.
Apr: 2.9ft average swell at 7.5 s from the ENE.
May: 3.1ft average swell at 7.7 s from the E.
Jun: 4.3ft average swell at 7.8 s from the E.
Jul: 3.6ft average swell at 7.7 s from the E.
Aug: 3.1ft average swell at 7.4 s from the E.
Sep: 2.9ft average swell at 7.3 s from the ENE.
Oct: 2.8ft average swell at 6.4 s from the ENE.
Nov: 2.9ft average swell at 6.1 s from the ENE.
Dec: 3.1ft average swell at 6.4 s from the ENE.
Offshore significant wave height (Hs) from Open-Meteo ERA5 reanalysis, 2022–2024, at -43.5°, 173.0°.
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