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Fields surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Thursday 11 Dec 2025 NZDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
16.0° C
(Which is 2.9°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Fields today?
The current surf forecast for Fields at 9PM is: 0.5m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm December 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (11 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (11 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Fields. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 58 | 59 | 59 | 58 | 35 | 19 | 35 | 58 | 83 | 86 | 93 | 76 | 38 | 23 | 22 | 31 | 49 | 21 | 21 | 29 | 35 | 45 | 71 | 139 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 11:20PM 1.68 | 11:45AM 1.76 | 12:16AM 1.64 | 12:38PM 1.68 | 1:10AM 1.62 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:30AM 0.20 | 6:04PM 0.19 | 6:24AM 0.27 | 6:54PM 0.24 | 7:16AM 0.33 | |||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 5:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:41 | - | - |
| Sunset | - | 8:59 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 17 | 19 |
| Feels °C (?) | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 14 |
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