Fields surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Wednesday 22 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
14.1° C
(Which is 1.7°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: 2.0m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 1.6m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 1.3m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Apr)4ft (1.2m)10s
Afternoon (23 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Evening (23 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 7°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Wed afternoon, calm by Fri morning).

Wed
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sat
25
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
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
ESE
10
2.1
S
8
1.4
ESE
10
2
S
8
1.6
SSE
8
1.5
SSE
8
1.2
ESE
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
1
ESE
10
1
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.7
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
S
8
0.6
S
9
0.4
SSE
15
0.5
SSE
16
0.7
SSE
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
634
579
418
520
314
296
288
231
231
192
193
185
138
108
110
81
59
57
39
29
56
87
140
253
Wind (km/h)
30
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
15
W
15
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
N
10
E
10
ENE
10
NNE
5
NW
5
WNW
5
W
5
WNW
0
SW
5
ENE
10
NNE
5
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
WSW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
High Tide
9:05PM1.95m
9:33AM1.76m
10:06PM1.92m
10:34AM1.74m
11:05PM1.88m
11:34AM1.72m
Low Tide
2:47PM0.07m
3:28AM0.11m
3:46PM0.09m
4:27AM0.12m
4:45PM0.11m
5:24AM0.14m
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
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7:07
7:09
7:09
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5:44
5:42
5:40
5:38
1
1
Temp °C
9
9
8
8
8
7
8
11
12
10
10
10
9
8
9
12
15
15
15
14
12
11
12
16
2
3
3
3
4
3
5
9
9
7
7
8
7
5
6
10
12
12
12
11
9
8
9
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
ESE
10
1.7
SSE
8
1.6
SSE
8
1.6
SSE
8
1.6
SSE
8
1.5
SSE
8
1.2
ESE
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
1
ESE
10
1
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.7
E
9
0.6
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.5
S
8
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
10
0.5
SSE
16
0.7
SSE
16
Energy kJ
634
361
302
302
314
291
288
231
231
192
193
185
138
108
110
81
40
39
38
29
56
70
140
253
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
14
1.5
E
10
1.4
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.3
SSE
8
1.1
SSE
8
1.1
SSE
8
1
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.6
S
8
0.6
S
7
0.7
S
7
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
E
8
0.4
SSE
15
0.5
S
9
0.3
E
8
Energy kJ
4
477
418
363
302
296
186
135
142
122
83
65
48
43
40
54
59
57
39
25
22
87
40
13
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
14
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.3
SSE
10
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
16
0.3
SE
8
0.1
S
16
0.2
ESE
10
0.3
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.4
SE
10
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.1
SE
9
Energy kJ
4
5
5
22
6
6
6
6
5
10
5
9
14
19
14
23
13
13
12
37
12
12
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SSE
8
2.1
S
8
1.7
S
8
2
S
8
0.7
WSW
4
0.3
WSW
3
0.3
W
3
Energy kJ
402
579
364
520
13
2
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
4
4
3
3
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
Distance (km)
55
55
27
27
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
68
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
4
4
3
3
4
3
4
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
7
8
7
9
9
8
9
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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