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Fields surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Thursday 16 Oct 2025 NZDT
How big are the waves at Fields today?
The current surf forecast for Fields at 5PM is: 0.9m 4s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 22s |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 4s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Fields. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 22 | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 7 | 10 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 |
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 kJ (?) | 18 | 18 | 32 | 50 | 107 | 145 | 124 | 67 | 61 | 60 | 59 | 54 | 15 | 51 | 33 | 33 | 51 | 31 | 31 | 59 | 57 | 53 | 54 | 51 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | glass | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:35PM 1.81 | 2:01AM 1.68 | 2:26PM 1.77 | 2:52AM 1.67 | 3:14PM 1.73 | 3:39AM 1.66 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:15AM 0.18 | 7:51PM 0.20 | 8:09AM 0.21 | 8:42PM 0.22 | 9:00AM 0.23 | 9:30PM 0.23 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:31 |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 7:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:52 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | - |
| Temp. °C | 15 | 17 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 |
| Feels °C (?) | 7 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Canterbury
Cross-shore wind has turned cross-on at Fields (light winds from the SSE.(Wind varies from 120 to 210 degs) at Christchurch International Airport 64 km from Fields). 1.4m 5s windswell from the SSW with a 0.4m 4s local chop from the S. 2 swells combining so expect closeout sets.
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