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Fields surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Tuesday 07 Apr 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
15.5° C
(Which is 2.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Fields today?
The current surf forecast for Fields at 4AM is: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Apr) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (08 Apr) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (08 Apr) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Fields. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday 08 | Thursday 09 | Friday 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 637 | 762 | 885 | 1388 | 1437 | 904 | 944 | 922 | 783 | 710 | 653 | 574 | 432 | 370 | 308 | 181 | 212 | 212 | 176 | 180 | 171 | 171 | 173 | 170 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:55PM 1.63 | 9:19AM 1.50 | 9:44PM 1.61 | 10:08AM 1.48 | 10:33PM 1.59 | 10:56AM 1.46 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 3:14AM 0.40 | 3:26PM 0.41 | 4:02AM 0.43 | 4:13PM 0.43 | 4:48AM 0.44 | 4:58PM 0.43 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 08 | Thursday 09 | Friday 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 6:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:52 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:06 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:02 |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 12 |
| Feels °C (?) | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 8 |
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