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Fields surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Sunday 31 May 2026 NZSTForecast 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
12.3° C
(Which is 1.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Fields today (31 May):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 May, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 May, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fields at 8PM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (31 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (31 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Fields. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Wed morning). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 31 | Monday 1 | Tuesday 2 | Wed 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
ENE 8 | SSE 9 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | |
106 | 28 | 114 | 157 | 162 | 161 | 207 | 207 | 232 | 242 | 323 | 422 | 284 | 433 | 497 | 587 | 561 | 500 | 460 | 396 | 345 | 279 | 232 | 179 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | |
High Tide | 4:51PM1.70m | 5:10AM1.57m | 5:35PM1.71m | 5:54AM1.56m | 6:20PM1.70m | 6:39AM1.54m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:10PM0.36m | 11:19AM0.33m | 11:55PM0.37m | 12:04PM0.34m | 00:41AM0.37m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — |
 | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 |
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Temp °C | 19 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 13 |
16 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 14 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
 kJ | 106 | 147 | 114 | 157 | 162 | 161 | 207 | 207 | 232 | 242 | 4 | 422 | 284 | 433 | 497 | 587 | 561 | 500 | 460 | 396 | 345 | 279 | 232 | 179 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 |
| kJ | 33 | 28 | 17 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 15 | SE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 |
| kJ | 16 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 8 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | — | NE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | — | — | — | NW 3 | S 3 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 4 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 239 | — | 413 | — | — | — | — | — | 381 | 520 | 323 | 952 | 517 | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 4 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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