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Fields surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Friday 08 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
13.7° 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 5PM is: 0.2m 14s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 08). An open ocean swell of 1.9m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (08 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 14s |
| Evening (08 May) | 8ft (2.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Fields. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri morning, min 7°C on Sun night). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 8 | Saturday 9 | Sunday 10 | Mon 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | S 14 | SSE 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | |
147 | 193 | 20 | 20 | 893 | 500 | 193 | 286 | 370 | 264 | 223 | 179 | 142 | 103 | 76 | 392 | 688 | 867 | 573 | 1048 | 321 | 3242 | 4076 | 3618 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 9:31AM1.46m | 9:54PM1.60m | 10:17AM1.45m | 10:39PM1.59m | 11:02AM1.45m | 11:23PM1.59m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:36PM0.41m | 4:13AM0.41m | 4:20PM0.41m | 4:56AM0.40m | 5:04PM0.39m | 5:39AM0.37m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  |  |  |  |  | | | |  |  | | | | |  | | | |  | | | | | |
 | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 |
 | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | 5:17 |
— | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | |
Temp °C | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | ENE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 |
 kJ | 147 | 193 | 20 | 20 | 893 | 500 | 193 | 286 | 370 | 264 | 223 | 179 | 142 | 103 | 76 | 392 | 688 | 867 | 573 | 189 | 321 | 1649 | 1525 | 978 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 14 | SE 14 | S 18 | S 9 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | E 8 | SSE 13 | SE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | S 7 | S 8 | S 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | — | ENE 13 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | SSE 15 |
| kJ | 20 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 19 | 18 | 22 | 17 | 12 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 9 | 20 | 25 | 73 | 70 | 137 | 246 | — | 186 | 175 | 167 | 449 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | SSE 14 | SE 17 | SE 13 | S 13 | SSW 4 | S 5 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | ENE 14 | SSE 5 | ENE 8 | NE 3 | — | — | — | — | ENE 12 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 18 | 12 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 24 | 47 | 39 | 14 | 47 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 161 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 9 | — | NE 8 | NNE 8 | NW 3 | — | — | — | WNW 2 | — | — | S 4 | — | N 3 | WNW 3 | S 14 | S 7 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | — | 367 | 316 | 647 | 1722 | — | 481 | 178 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 7 | — | 6 | 2 | 1048 | 271 | 3242 | 4076 | 3618 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 94 | 264 | 294 | 98 | 29 | 98 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 58 | 58 | 55 | 55 | 0 |
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