Fields surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Wednesday 08 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
15.5° C
(Which is 2.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Fields today?

The current surf forecast for Fields at 7PM is: 2.1m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 08). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Apr)10ft (3.0m)9s
Afternoon (08 Apr)7.5ft (2.3m)10s
Evening (08 Apr)7ft (2.1m)10s

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


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Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
3
2
3
3
3
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
ENE
2.3
E
2.3
E
2.2
E
2.1
E
1.9
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.7
E
1.5
E
1.4
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
1.4
ENE
0.9
E
1.3
ENE
Period(s) (?)991010101010101010109999999999996
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1291885964961896739667561432370315216251212212176176176144144141314139110
Wind
(km/h)
20
NNE
15
N
25
NW
20
WNW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NW
15
NW
25
NW
25
WNW
25
WNW
15
W
10
W
15
W
10
WSW
5
SW
15
ESE
20
E
20
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
glassoncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:19AM
1.50
9:44PM
1.61
10:08AM
1.48
10:33PM
1.59
10:56AM
1.46
11:20PM
1.58
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:26PM
0.41
4:02AM
0.43
4:13PM
0.43
4:48AM
0.44
4:58PM
0.43
5:34AM
0.43
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunrise6:50-------6:52-------6:52-------
Sunset---6:06-------6:05-------6:02----
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C152123201919181719222220151413121314141312111111
Feels °C (?)12191815151615151617161512111010121110108778
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