Eddies South Shore

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Eddies South Shore in Canterbury is an exposed sandbar break that has inconsistent surf with no particular seasonal pattern. The best conditions occur when an East swell, with groundswells being more frequent than windswells, combines with an offshore wind direction from the West-northwest. The sandbar break favors left-handers and performs best around high tide. It remains an uncrowded break, even when the surf is up. The best time of year for surfing Eddies South Shore with consistent, clean waves is during the winter, particularly the month of July.