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Fields surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Tuesday 05 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
13.8° C
(Which is 1.9°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Fields today?
The current surf forecast for Fields at 11PM is: 0.5m 18s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (05 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
| Evening (05 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Fields. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | Fri 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 15 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | |
93 | 108 | 172 | 174 | 164 | 147 | 130 | 86 | 71 | 42 | 42 | 44 | 45 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 103 | 114 | 114 | 86 | 88 | 126 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 7:35PM1.67m | 7:57AM1.52m | 8:21PM1.65m | 8:44AM1.49m | 9:08PM1.62m | 9:31AM1.46m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:56AM0.38m | 2:06PM0.38m | 2:43AM0.40m | 2:51PM0.40m | 3:28AM0.41m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — |
 | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 |
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Temp °C | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 19 | 21 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 |
9 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 17 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 15 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | ENE 9 | SSE 15 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 10 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
 kJ | 93 | 108 | 172 | 41 | 44 | 147 | 130 | 86 | 71 | 28 | 42 | 18 | 31 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 20 | 21 | 103 | 114 | 114 | 86 | 88 | 126 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | SSE 15 | ENE 9 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | E 10 | SSE 14 | — | — | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 |
| kJ | 1 | 16 | 24 | 174 | 164 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 42 | 17 | 44 | 45 | 21 | 8 | 20 | — | — | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | S 8 | ENE 9 | SSW 14 | — | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 7 | ENE 9 | NE 8 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 7 | E 10 | SSE 14 | NE 7 | — | — | — | — | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 8 | 1 | 8 | 156 | — | 16 | 15 | 8 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 21 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 8 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 5 | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | WNW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 32 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 93 | 116 | 221 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 81 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 69 | 81 | 94 | 93 | 98 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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