Fields surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Tuesday 02 Dec 2025 NZDT
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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
15.0° C
(Which is 2.4°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: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am December 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Dec)2.5ft (0.8m)11s
Afternoon (02 Dec)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Evening (02 Dec)2.5ft (0.7m)10s

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

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Tuesday
02
Wednesday
03
Thursday
04
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.6
ENE
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
1.1
SE
0.5
E
1.2
SE
1.3
SE
1.3
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.4
ESE
Period(s) (?)10101111111110101010101010109996966788
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1731951981941531501441029873777170676361436743105150172238244
Wind
(km/h)
10
NE
10
NW
10
W
10
WSW
10
SW
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
SE
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
20
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SE
20
ESE
20
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
oncross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:20AM
1.75
2:43PM
1.75
3:15AM
1.85
3:39PM
1.80
4:11AM
1.95
4:35PM
1.83
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:03PM
0.16
8:31AM
0.18
8:56PM
0.10
9:29AM
0.13
9:51PM
0.05
10:29AM
0.09
Tuesday
02
Wednesday
03
Thursday
04
Sunrise---5:43-------5:43-------5:41----
Sunset-------8:50-------8:51-------8:52
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
---------1---11---------
Temp. °C131312121617161412121212121212121212101013151614
Feels °C (?)11111010141412109101010988988669121210
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