Fields surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Thursday 07 May 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
13.7° C
(Which is 1.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Fields today?

The current surf forecast for Fields at 1PM is: 0.2m 14s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 07). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 May)0.5ft (0.2m)14s
Afternoon (07 May)2ft (0.6m)8s
Evening (07 May)1ft (0.3m)15s

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 Sat morning. Warm (max 21°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Fri morning, near gales from the NNW by Fri night).

Thursday
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sun
10
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
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
2
0
0
1
2
0
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
14
0.6
ENE
8
0.2
SSE
14
0.3
S
15
0.2
SSE
14
0.9
ENE
8
0.2
SSE
14
0.9
ENE
8
0.1
SE
14
0.1
S
18
2.2
ENE
9
2.1
ENE
9
0.2
SSE
14
1.3
ENE
9
1.5
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
9
0.7
ENE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
45
21
21
20
41
21
38
21
112
21
123
8
6
749
732
18
267
428
332
275
179
142
98
78
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNE
20
NNE
25
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
25
NE
30
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNW
40
NNW
60
NNW
35
NW
25
WNW
15
SE
10
NE
15
N
15
NW
15
NW
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:44AM1.49m
9:08PM1.62m
9:31AM1.46m
9:54PM1.60m
10:17AM1.45m
10:39PM1.59m
Low Tide
2:43AM0.40m
2:51PM0.40m
3:28AM0.41m
3:36PM0.41m
4:13AM0.41m
4:20PM0.41m
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part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
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7:24
7:24
7:26
7:26
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5:22
5:22
5:21
5:20
1
1
Temp °C
16
17
18
20
21
19
20
19
19
18
18
19
20
18
17
17
17
15
15
12
13
13
12
11
13
15
15
16
16
15
16
17
17
16
17
15
15
13
12
9
5
7
10
10
11
9
8
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
NE
7
0.3
ENE
7
0.2
E
10
0.6
ENE
8
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
14
1
NE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
NE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.1
SE
14
0.1
S
14
0.2
SSE
14
2.1
ENE
9
1.8
NE
9
1.3
ENE
9
1.5
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
9
0.7
ENE
9
Energy kJ
24
13
10
8
41
21
21
129
112
98
123
8
4
20
732
493
267
428
332
275
179
142
98
78
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
E
10
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
14
0.3
S
15
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
14
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
9
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
14
0.7
NE
9
0.2
SSE
17
0.2
SSE
17
0.2
SSE
17
0.5
S
4
0.5
S
6
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
10
Energy kJ
45
21
8
20
20
38
21
21
21
20
2
2
19
18
81
29
29
28
8
16
55
68
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
SSE
14
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.4
SSW
16
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
ENE
14
Energy kJ
8
8
21
1
6
3
13
13
87
26
25
25
20
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNW
3
0.5
NE
7
0.4
NE
3
1
NE
8
1
NE
8
1.2
NE
8
1.9
NE
9
2.2
ENE
9
2.4
NE
9
1
NNW
4
0.6
NNW
3
0.7
NNW
4
0.7
W
4
0.5
N
6
Energy kJ
1
26
3
119
116
211
560
749
861
42
9
11
12
20
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
3
2
2
3
2
2
1
2
1
1
Distance (km)
0
27
69
87
93
94
81
29
1
81
0
1
94
313
98
98
39
98
0
27
1
20
20
20
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
3
2
2
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
2
3
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
9
7
6
5
5
8
5
5
6
7
6
5
7
5
7
5
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
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