Fields surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am 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
15.6° C
(Which is 2.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Fields today?

The current surf forecast for Fields at 8PM is: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Apr)6ft (1.9m)7s
Afternoon (07 Apr)8ft (2.5m)7s
Evening (07 Apr)8ft (2.5m)8s

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


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Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.9
ENE
2.2
ENE
2.5
ENE
3
ENE
2.5
ENE
3
ENE
3
ENE
2.3
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.2
E
2.2
E
2.2
E
2
E
1.8
ENE
1.7
E
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
Period(s) (?)7778888999101010101010109999999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)328421675879803124911697541159812904942783627539479414355355202254203212180
Wind
(km/h)
30
NE
35
NE
35
NE
35
NE
30
NE
30
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNW
25
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
20
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
25
WSW
25
SW
10
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:29AM
1.54
8:55PM
1.63
9:19AM
1.50
9:44PM
1.61
10:08AM
1.48
10:33PM
1.59
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:39PM
0.38
3:14AM
0.40
3:26PM
0.41
4:02AM
0.43
4:13PM
0.43
4:48AM
0.44
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Sunrise6:50-------6:50-------6:52-------
Sunset---6:07-------6:06-------6:05----
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C151616161514141415222320201919181923232118141312
Feels °C (?)101110101091011132018161716161617201917159810
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