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Fields surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm 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
12.9° 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 7AM is: 1.2m 15s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm May 24). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (25 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Evening (25 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
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 13°C on Tue morning, min 8°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 25 | Tuesday 26 | Wednesday 27 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | SSE 11 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | |
343 | 612 | 705 | 637 | 565 | 439 | 277 | 219 | 312 | 283 | 278 | 269 | 196 | 156 | 199 | 98 | 109 | 498 | 1750 | 2431 | 2431 | 2162 | 1566 | 1258 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | off | glassy | on | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | cross | cross-on | on | on | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | |
High Tide | 11:40PM1.80m | 12:10PM1.69m | 00:33AM1.74m | 1:03PM1.68m | 1:23AM1.68m | 1:53PM1.67m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:57AM0.15m | 6:18PM0.21m | 6:49AM0.19m | 7:11PM0.26m | 7:37AM0.23m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — |
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Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 11 |
6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 8 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 |
 kJ | 343 | 612 | 705 | 637 | 565 | 439 | 277 | 219 | 312 | 283 | 278 | 269 | 196 | 156 | 199 | 98 | 69 | 498 | 1750 | 2431 | 2431 | 2162 | 1566 | 1258 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 4 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SSE 17 | SSE 7 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 |
| kJ | 117 | 47 | 7 | 42 | 41 | 41 | 61 | 61 | 39 | 38 | 56 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 32 | 109 | 34 | 34 | 35 | 23 | 24 | 41 | 40 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | S 15 | SSE 16 | ENE 6 | SSE 16 | ENE 10 | SSE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 17 | 81 | 44 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 58 | 40 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 71 | 50 | 3 | 52 | 33 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 3 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 2 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | S 2 | S 4 | SSE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 5 | 17 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 68 | 68 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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