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Fields surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Sunday 19 Apr 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
14.6° C
(Which is 2.1°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: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 19). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (20 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Fields. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 183 | 190 | 154 | 114 | 86 | 232 | 363 | 720 | 890 | 788 | 788 | 732 | 773 | 742 | 1207 | 1064 | 1172 | 1318 | 970 | 1153 | 1369 | 1594 | 1356 | 1253 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 6:09PM 1.94 | 6:35AM 1.81 | 7:06PM 1.97 | 7:33AM 1.80 | 8:05PM 1.97 | 8:32AM 1.78 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 12:32AM 0.08 | 12:51PM 0.05 | 1:30AM 0.08 | 1:49PM 0.05 | 2:29AM 0.09 | |||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:07 | - |
| Sunset | 5:49 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | 4 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 |
| Feels °C (?) | 10 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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