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Fields surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Sunday 26 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
13.6° C
(Which is 1.4°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: 0.7m 15s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 26). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (26 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (26 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Fields. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wed 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | |
101 | 73 | 77 | 237 | 481 | 714 | 714 | 590 | 474 | 294 | 242 | 210 | 191 | 128 | 123 | 84 | 80 | 58 | 53 | 48 | 33 | 33 | 30 | 19 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | |
High Tide | 12:31PM1.71m | 00:57AM1.80m | 1:24PM1.70m | 1:48AM1.76m | 2:15PM1.69m | 2:36AM1.72m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:20AM0.15m | 6:39PM0.17m | 7:13AM0.17m | 7:33PM0.20m | 8:03AM0.19m | 8:25PM0.23m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 |
 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | 5:34 |
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Temp °C | 14 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
11 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 |
 kJ | 101 | 73 | 77 | 237 | 481 | 714 | 714 | 590 | 474 | 294 | 242 | 210 | 191 | 128 | 123 | 84 | 80 | 58 | 53 | 48 | 33 | 33 | 30 | 19 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | E 10 | E 9 | NE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | S 21 | SE 20 |
| kJ | 1 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 15 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | SE 16 | SSE 16 | E 9 | — | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | — | S 24 | S 23 | S 22 | S 22 | NE 5 | NE 5 |
| kJ | 1 | 10 | 24 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | — | — | — | NE 2 | NE 3 | NNE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 94 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 81 |
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