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Fields surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Tuesday 26 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
13.0° 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 4PM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave 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)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 26 | Wednesday 27 | Thursday 28 | Fri 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | |
196 | 156 | 158 | 98 | 115 | 475 | 1647 | 2322 | 2322 | 2072 | 1626 | 1307 | 1037 | 983 | 983 | 1121 | 1410 | 1907 | 2934 | 3336 | 2800 | 2446 | 2000 | 1668 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | off | glassy | glassy | off | glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | |
High Tide | 1:03PM1.68m | 1:23AM1.68m | 1:53PM1.67m | 2:11AM1.63m | 2:40PM1.67m | 2:57AM1.60m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:49AM0.19m | 7:11PM0.26m | 7:37AM0.23m | 8:02PM0.31m | 8:23AM0.26m | 8:51PM0.34m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 |
 | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | 5:02 |
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Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 |
 kJ | 196 | 156 | 158 | 20 | 55 | 475 | 1647 | 2322 | 2322 | 2072 | 1626 | 1307 | 1037 | 983 | 983 | 1121 | 1410 | 1907 | 2934 | 3336 | 2800 | 2446 | 2000 | 1668 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 17 | SSE 7 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | E 11 | E 11 |
| kJ | 38 | 38 | 38 | 98 | 115 | 48 | 35 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 41 | 40 | 40 | 45 | 47 | 47 | 46 | 45 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | SSE 16 | — | ENE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 71 | 50 | — | 32 | 47 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 3 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 11 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 2 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 60 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 68 | 55 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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