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Fields surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Sunday 24 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
13.0° C
(Which is 1.9°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Fields today?
The current surf forecast for Fields at 12PM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (24 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Evening (24 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Fields. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon afternoon, min 7°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 24 | Monday 25 | Tuesday 26 | Wed 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 16 | |
463 | 339 | 366 | 380 | 385 | 240 | 343 | 612 | 597 | 637 | 478 | 439 | 402 | 219 | 312 | 283 | 278 | 222 | 246 | 183 | 125 | 193 | 123 | 726 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | |
High Tide | 11:14AM1.72m | 11:40PM1.80m | 12:10PM1.69m | 00:33AM1.74m | 1:03PM1.68m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:03AM0.11m | 5:23PM0.16m | 5:57AM0.15m | 6:18PM0.21m | 6:49AM0.19m | 7:11PM0.26m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  |  |  | | | | | | |  | | | |  | | | | | |  |  | | | |
 | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | 5:04 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 7 | S 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 16 |
 kJ | 463 | 339 | 366 | 380 | 385 | 240 | 343 | 612 | 597 | 637 | 478 | 439 | 402 | 219 | 312 | 283 | 278 | 222 | 246 | 183 | 62 | 106 | 123 | 726 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 11 | SSE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SSE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 17 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 12 | 11 | 21 | 20 | 9 | 82 | 119 | 47 | 44 | 42 | 41 | 59 | 58 | 61 | 39 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 125 | 71 | 112 | 240 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 5 | E 14 | SE 12 | ENE 12 | NE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 11 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 10 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | S 15 | SSE 16 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SSE 11 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 25 | 17 | 81 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 40 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 71 | 47 | 32 | 32 | 47 | 34 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ENE 5 | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | S 4 | S 7 | S 8 | — | — |
| kJ | — | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 24 | 107 | 193 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 0 |
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