Fields surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Wednesday 13 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
13.3° 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 4AM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 17s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm May 13). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 May)4ft (1.2m)9s
Afternoon (14 May)4ft (1.2m)9s
Evening (14 May)2ft (0.6m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed night, min 8°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
14
Friday
15
Saturday
16
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
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
2
2
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SSE
14
1.4
SSE
12
1.3
SSE
11
1.2
SSE
9
1.2
SSE
9
1.2
SSE
9
1.2
SSE
9
1.2
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
14
0.6
SSE
14
0.8
SSE
16
0.9
SSE
16
0.9
SSE
15
0.8
SSE
14
0.8
SSE
14
0.8
SSE
13
0.9
SSE
12
0.9
SSE
12
0.9
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
837
549
372
227
213
208
199
190
144
133
318
377
344
264
207
195
276
246
217
164
137
99
96
96
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
5
W
5
SSW
5
SE
5
E
5
ENE
5
NNW
5
N
5
N
0
NW
5
SE
5
ESE
5
SE
0
SE
5
WNW
5
WSW
10
SW
5
S
5
SE
10
ESE
10
E
off
off
off
off
off
cross
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
1:44AM1.69m
2:12PM1.72m
2:35AM1.74m
3:05PM1.82m
3:28AM1.78m
3:58PM1.92m
Low Tide
7:29PM0.26m
7:56AM0.20m
8:22PM0.20m
8:47AM0.13m
9:18PM0.15m
9:40AM0.08m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:31
7:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:15
5:14
5:13
Temp °C
12
11
10
10
10
12
12
11
10
9
9
8
8
10
10
9
9
8
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
8
8
8
8
10
11
10
9
8
8
7
7
9
8
7
8
7
7
7
7
7
6
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SSE
14
1.4
SSE
12
1.3
SSE
11
1.2
SSE
9
1.2
SSE
9
1.2
SSE
9
1.2
SSE
9
1.2
SSE
8
1
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
16
0.9
SSE
15
0.8
SSE
14
0.8
SSE
14
0.8
SSE
13
0.9
SSE
12
0.9
SSE
12
0.9
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
10
Energy kJ
837
549
372
227
213
208
199
190
144
116
113
377
344
264
207
195
276
246
217
164
137
99
96
96
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSE
18
0.6
SSE
17
0.4
SSE
17
0.4
SSE
17
0.4
SSE
16
0.4
SE
16
0.4
SE
16
0.4
SSE
15
0.6
SSE
14
0.6
SSE
14
0.8
SSE
16
0.9
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
8
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
11
0.4
ENE
11
Energy kJ
184
197
115
108
100
63
63
93
123
133
318
87
85
79
67
65
17
18
19
20
20
21
41
41
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.4
SE
18
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
SSE
15
0.1
S
21
0.1
S
20
0.1
S
20
Energy kJ
33
34
33
30
17
16
16
16
15
80
17
17
17
17
17
17
26
25
25
24
22
9
8
7
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
2
2
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
20
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
68
20
0
0
0
0
0
68
70
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
6
7
7
6
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
7
7
9
9
9
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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