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Fields surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand
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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
13.8° 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 3PM is: 0.4m 15s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 06). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (06 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
| Evening (06 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Fields. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Wed afternoon, gales from the NW by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 6 | Thursday 7 | Friday 8 | Sat 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | SE 14 | SSE 14 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | |
130 | 86 | 71 | 42 | 42 | 44 | 45 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 109 | 114 | 84 | 88 | 129 | 8 | 21 | 767 | 644 | 395 | 154 | 370 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | |
High Tide | 7:57AM1.52m | 8:21PM1.65m | 8:44AM1.49m | 9:08PM1.62m | 9:31AM1.46m | 9:54PM1.60m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:06PM0.38m | 2:43AM0.40m | 2:51PM0.40m | 3:28AM0.41m | 3:36PM0.41m | 4:13AM0.41m | ||||||||||||||||||
7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | |
— | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | |
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Temp °C | 12 | 19 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 |
7 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 5 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SSE 14 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | SE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 8 | ENE 10 |
44 | 86 | 71 | 42 | 42 | 17 | 24 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 62 | 21 | 109 | 114 | 84 | 88 | 129 | 8 | 21 | 20 | 644 | 395 | 132 | 370 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 15 | ENE 7 | ENE 5 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 14 | — | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | S 10 | S 9 | — | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | ENE 10 | SSE 17 |
130 | 19 | 6 | 17 | 17 | 44 | 45 | 21 | 8 | 8 | 20 | — | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 2 | 2 | — | 19 | 18 | 154 | 30 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 16 | S 13 | S 13 |
— | 16 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 21 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 3 | 13 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NNE 3 | NE 8 | NE 8 | — | — | — | — | NE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | N 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 3 |
3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 7 | 116 | 227 | — | — | — | — | 216 | 643 | 767 | 1342 | 17 | 71 | 8 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 94 | 81 | 94 | 93 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 211 | 211 | 313 | 98 | 209 | 209 |
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