Fields surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Tuesday 07 Apr 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
15.5° C
(Which is 2.3°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: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Apr)10ft (3.0m)9s
Afternoon (08 Apr)7.5ft (2.3m)9s
Evening (08 Apr)6.5ft (2.0m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
2
2
3
2
3
2
3
3
3
2
1
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.3
ENE
2.4
ENE
2.5
ENE
3
ENE
3
ENE
2.3
E
2.3
E
2.2
E
2
E
1.9
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.5
E
1.4
ENE
1.3
ENE
1
ENE
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
Period(s) (?)8888999101010101010109999999999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)63776288513881437904944922783710653574432370308181212212176180171171173170
Wind
(km/h)
30
NE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
25
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NW
25
NW
25
WNW
25
WNW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
NNE
15
E
20
ENE
25
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:55PM
1.63
9:19AM
1.50
9:44PM
1.61
10:08AM
1.48
10:33PM
1.59
10:56AM
1.46
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:14AM
0.40
3:26PM
0.41
4:02AM
0.43
4:13PM
0.43
4:48AM
0.44
4:58PM
0.43
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Sunrise----6:50-------6:52-------6:52---
Sunset-------6:06-------6:05-------6:02
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C151414141620222018181817202222201614131213151412
Feels °C (?)1010910131817161415151418161714131110111212108
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