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Fields surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Thursday 07 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
13.7° 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 12AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (08 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 14s |
| Evening (08 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Fields. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Sat night). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 7 | Friday 8 | Saturday 9 | Sun 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 14 | SSE 14 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 9 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | |
20 | 21 | 101 | 114 | 117 | 120 | 117 | 147 | 20 | 20 | 975 | 489 | 290 | 415 | 386 | 269 | 214 | 145 | 100 | 78 | 73 | 44 | 387 | 525 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | |
High Tide | 9:08PM1.62m | 9:31AM1.46m | 9:54PM1.60m | 10:17AM1.45m | 10:39PM1.59m | 11:02AM1.45m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:51PM0.40m | 3:28AM0.41m | 3:36PM0.41m | 4:13AM0.41m | 4:20PM0.41m | 4:56AM0.40m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — |
 | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 |
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Temp °C | 21 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 16 |
17 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 8 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 |
 kJ | 20 | 21 | 101 | 114 | 117 | 120 | 117 | 147 | 20 | 20 | 975 | 489 | 290 | 415 | 386 | 269 | 214 | 145 | 100 | 78 | 73 | 84 | 387 | 525 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 13 |
| kJ | — | — | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 18 | 7 | 17 | 29 | 28 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 32 | 39 | 40 | 76 | 195 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | SE 17 | SE 17 | S 17 | S 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | ENE 14 | ENE 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 11 | 12 | 23 | 46 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 44 | 37 | 215 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | — | — | — | — | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | N 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 3 | SSW 4 | — | — | NNW 2 | — | — | WNW 3 | WNW 3 |
| kJ | 71 | 86 | 221 | — | — | — | — | 273 | 371 | 695 | 1945 | 937 | 24 | 12 | 17 | 4 | 16 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 4 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 94 | 94 | 81 | 81 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 209 | 209 | 98 | 209 | 80 | 20 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 |
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