Fields surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Saturday 25 Apr 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 1.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Fields today?

The current surf forecast for Fields at 8AM is: 0.7m 16s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 25). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)16s
Afternoon (25 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)15s
Evening (25 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tue
28
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
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.7
SSE
16
0.7
SSE
16
0.5
SSE
15
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SE
13
0.4
SSE
12
0.3
SSE
11
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.6
S
12
0.7
SSE
15
0.8
SSE
16
0.9
SSE
16
0.9
SSE
16
0.9
SSE
16
0.8
SSE
16
1
SSE
13
1
SSE
12
0.9
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
40
82
253
253
126
81
45
49
25
99
99
72
108
231
284
412
422
427
280
384
298
206
166
123
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
5
NW
5
NW
5
SSE
0
NNE
5
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WSW
15
SE
10
E
5
NNE
5
ENE
10
E
5
NNE
5
NNW
10
NNE
15
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
10
NNW
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
on
on
cross
cross-on
on
cross
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:34AM1.72m
00:03AM1.84m
12:31PM1.71m
00:57AM1.80m
1:24PM1.70m
Low Tide
5:24AM0.14m
5:43PM0.14m
6:20AM0.15m
6:39PM0.17m
7:13AM0.17m
7:33PM0.20m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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7:09
7:11
7:13
7:13
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5:38
5:37
5:36
5:35
Temp °C
11
10
11
14
16
17
17
16
15
13
13
17
19
13
12
12
11
11
12
15
16
13
13
12
8
8
9
12
15
15
14
13
11
9
9
14
15
11
11
11
9
10
11
13
13
9
10
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
9
0.7
SSE
16
0.7
SSE
16
0.5
SSE
15
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.4
S
8
0.4
S
8
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.6
S
12
0.7
SSE
15
0.8
SSE
16
0.9
SSE
16
0.9
SSE
16
0.9
SSE
16
0.8
SSE
9
1
SSE
13
1
SSE
12
0.9
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
10
Energy kJ
34
37
253
253
126
44
42
21
22
99
99
72
108
231
284
412
422
427
101
384
298
206
166
123
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
SSE
14
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.5
S
10
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SE
13
0.4
SSE
12
0.3
SSE
11
0.1
NE
5
0.1
NE
4
0.1
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.7
S
8
0.8
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
16
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
11
0.3
NE
3
0.3
NE
4
Energy kJ
24
82
13
13
47
81
45
49
25
1
1
1
10
10
58
69
73
101
280
2
2
2
2
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
ESE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
8
0.1
NE
5
0.1
NE
5
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
SE
15
0.2
SSE
16
0.1
E
9
0.3
NE
6
0.1
NE
5
0.1
NE
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
Energy kJ
40
14
3
3
6
6
6
1
1
1
1
9
24
2
6
1
4
2
2
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
8
0.4
SSE
4
0.3
NE
3
0.5
NE
4
Energy kJ
64
4
1
6
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
69
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
20
1
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
3
3
3
4
3
3
4
4
3
4
5
3
6
5
5
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
7
7
4
6
6
5
4
9
9
8
7
6
6
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