Fields surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Thursday 07 May 2026 NZST
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Fields surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Fields sea temperature is
13.7° C
(Which is 1.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Fields today?

The current surf forecast for Fields at 3PM is: 0.2m 14s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 07). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 May)0.5ft (0.2m)14s
Afternoon (07 May)0.5ft (0.2m)14s
Evening (07 May)0.5ft (0.2m)14s

Table - waves today at Fields. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Fri morning, near gales from the NNW by Fri night).

Thu
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sun
10
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
14
0.9
ENE
8
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
14
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.1
SE
14
0.2
SSE
14
2.3
ENE
9
2.2
ENE
9
1.7
ENE
9
1
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
9
1.4
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
9
0.7
ENE
9
0.7
ENE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
21
20
20
106
21
21
109
120
120
8
20
845
794
454
120
305
370
269
214
175
126
96
73
89
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
5
NNE
25
NE
35
NNE
30
NW
30
NNW
60
NNW
35
NW
25
NW
5
S
15
NNW
30
NW
15
NNW
15
WNW
20
NW
20
WNW
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
8:44AM1.49m
9:08PM1.62m
9:31AM1.46m
9:54PM1.60m
10:17AM1.45m
10:39PM1.59m
Low Tide
2:51PM0.40m
3:28AM0.41m
3:36PM0.41m
4:13AM0.41m
4:20PM0.41m
4:56AM0.40m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:24
7:24
7:26
7:26
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5:22
5:22
5:21
5:20
Temp °C
18
21
21
20
20
19
19
18
18
17
18
19
17
16
17
16
16
14
15
14
12
10
11
12
15
17
17
16
16
17
17
16
15
17
15
13
11
9
5
8
11
12
11
7
8
6
6
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ENE
7
0.2
E
10
0.6
NE
8
0.2
SSE
14
1
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
1.1
NE
8
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
14
2.2
ENE
9
1.7
ENE
9
1
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
9
1.4
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
9
0.7
ENE
9
0.7
ENE
9
Energy kJ
9
8
48
21
119
154
109
120
120
162
20
20
794
454
120
305
370
269
214
175
126
96
73
71
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
10
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
S
9
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
14
0.5
E
9
0.2
SSE
17
0.2
SSE
17
0.2
SSE
17
0.2
SSE
16
0.3
S
5
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.4
S
9
Energy kJ
8
20
20
21
21
21
21
20
8
2
19
18
40
29
29
28
26
5
37
38
41
26
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
14
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
18
0.1
SE
14
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
17
0.3
SSW
13
0.2
S
4
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
ENE
14
0.4
SSE
15
Energy kJ
21
1
2
6
7
13
23
33
1
25
25
24
20
89
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NE
8
0.4
NE
3
0.9
ENE
8
1.5
NE
8
1.8
NE
8
1.7
ENE
9
2.3
ENE
9
3
NE
9
2.3
NE
9
1.6
N
5
0.4
NW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.3
NW
2
0.3
WNW
2
0.4
NW
2
0.4
NNW
3
0.3
NNW
3
Energy kJ
28
3
106
250
423
402
845
1541
790
115
2
3
1
1
2
3
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
3
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
69
87
81
94
81
81
1
1
1
1
1
213
211
98
209
80
20
20
0
29
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
3
4
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
9
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
6
5
7
5
5
5
7
7
6
7
6
5
6
7
9
6
5
5
5
4
9
5
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