Fields surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Tuesday 26 May 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
13.0° C
(Which is 2.0°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: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 May)3ft (0.9m)12s
Afternoon (26 May)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Evening (26 May)1.5ft (0.4m)17s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
26
Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
Fri
29
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSE
12
1
SSE
12
0.9
SSE
12
0.8
SSE
12
0.8
SSE
12
0.6
SSE
11
0.4
SSE
17
0.9
SSE
16
1.8
SSE
16
2
SSE
17
2
SSE
17
1.9
SSE
17
1.8
SSE
16
1.7
SSE
16
1.5
SSE
15
1.5
SSE
15
1.5
SSE
15
1.5
SSE
15
1.7
SSE
16
1.9
SSE
17
2.1
SSE
17
2.3
SSE
17
2.2
SSE
17
2
SSE
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
278
269
196
156
158
98
115
475
1647
2322
2322
2072
1626
1307
1037
983
970
1079
1410
1954
2594
3212
2800
2188
Wind (km/h)
10
W
10
W
10
WSW
15
SSW
15
SE
10
SE
5
SE
5
E
5
NE
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNE
5
ENE
10
NE
5
NW
5
W
5
NW
5
W
5
WSW
10
SSE
10
E
10
NNE
5
NNW
5
NW
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
00:33AM1.74m
1:03PM1.68m
1:23AM1.68m
1:53PM1.67m
2:11AM1.63m
2:40PM1.67m
Low Tide
6:49AM0.19m
7:11PM0.26m
7:37AM0.23m
8:02PM0.31m
8:23AM0.26m
8:51PM0.34m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:43
7:43
7:45
7:46
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:05
5:04
5:02
5:02
Temp °C
11
12
11
12
11
9
9
9
9
9
9
12
13
11
12
11
11
10
10
11
11
11
12
11
8
9
8
8
8
7
7
8
7
7
7
10
11
9
10
10
9
8
8
9
8
9
10
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSE
12
1
SSE
12
0.9
SSE
12
0.8
SSE
12
0.8
SSE
12
0.6
SSE
11
0.7
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
16
1.8
SSE
16
2
SSE
17
2
SSE
17
1.9
SSE
17
1.8
SSE
16
1.7
SSE
16
1.5
SSE
15
1.5
SSE
15
1.5
SSE
15
1.5
SSE
15
1.7
SSE
16
1.9
SSE
17
2.1
SSE
17
2.3
SSE
17
2.2
SSE
17
2
SSE
17
Energy kJ
278
269
196
156
158
98
43
475
1647
2322
2322
2072
1626
1307
1037
983
970
1079
1410
1954
2594
3212
2800
2188
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
ENE
10
0.5
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.6
SSE
5
0.4
SSE
17
0.8
SSE
11
0.4
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
11
0.3
ENE
11
0.4
ENE
11
0.4
ENE
11
0.4
ENE
11
0.4
ENE
12
0.4
ENE
12
0.4
ENE
12
0.4
ENE
12
0.4
ENE
12
0.3
ENE
11
0.3
ENE
11
0.3
ENE
11
0.3
ENE
11
Energy kJ
56
56
38
38
38
20
115
150
35
21
23
24
41
40
40
45
47
47
46
45
25
24
23
23
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
6
0.4
S
15
0.3
SSE
16
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
SSE
11
0.4
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
4
0.2
ENE
4
Energy kJ
9
71
50
32
47
33
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
3
0.5
S
4
0.5
NE
11
0.4
NE
4
Energy kJ
1
9
61
4
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
3
3
4
4
4
3
2
4
4
4
4
4
1
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
0
0
0
58
58
20
20
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
77
1
1
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
2
2
4
5
5
5
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
5
5
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
6
6
6
6
6
6
7
6
5
4
6
4
4
4
9
5
8
8
8
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
5
6
9
9
9
6
6
7
7
7
8
9
6
7
6
9
6
8
8
6
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