Fields surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Tuesday 05 May 2026 NZST
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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 11PM is: 0.5m 18s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 May)--
Afternoon (05 May)1.5ft (0.4m)15s
Evening (05 May)1.5ft (0.5m)17s

Table - waves today at Fields. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Fri
8
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
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
15
0.4
SSE
17
0.5
SSE
17
0.5
SSE
18
0.5
SSE
17
0.5
SSE
16
0.5
SSE
15
0.4
SSE
15
0.4
SSE
15
0.3
SSE
15
0.3
SSE
15
0.3
SSE
15
0.3
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
14
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
93
108
172
174
164
147
130
86
71
42
42
44
45
21
21
20
20
21
103
114
114
86
88
126
Wind (km/h)
15
ENE
10
NE
5
NW
10
NW
10
NW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNE
15
NNE
25
N
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
10
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNE
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
High Tide
7:35PM1.67m
7:57AM1.52m
8:21PM1.65m
8:44AM1.49m
9:08PM1.62m
9:31AM1.46m
Low Tide
1:56AM0.38m
2:06PM0.38m
2:43AM0.40m
2:51PM0.40m
3:28AM0.41m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
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7:22
7:24
7:24
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5:25
5:23
5:22
5:22
Temp °C
13
11
11
10
9
9
13
19
21
18
15
14
15
17
17
20
22
20
20
20
18
17
18
19
9
8
9
7
5
4
8
14
17
15
12
11
12
14
13
16
17
16
17
18
16
15
17
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
15
0.4
SSE
17
0.5
SSE
17
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.5
SSE
16
0.5
SSE
15
0.4
SSE
15
0.4
SSE
15
0.4
ENE
9
0.3
SSE
15
0.3
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
7
0.3
ENE
7
0.2
E
10
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
14
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
Energy kJ
93
108
172
41
44
147
130
86
71
28
42
18
31
10
10
8
20
21
103
114
114
86
88
126
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
8
0.3
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
8
0.5
SSE
18
0.5
SSE
17
0.4
ENE
6
0.3
ENE
5
0.3
ENE
5
0.3
ENE
5
0.3
SSE
15
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
SSE
15
0.3
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
E
10
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
15
Energy kJ
1
16
24
174
164
13
6
5
5
42
17
44
45
21
8
20
21
20
21
21
21
21
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
9
0.1
S
8
0.2
ENE
9
0.6
SSW
14
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
NE
7
0.3
ENE
9
0.1
NE
8
0.2
ENE
5
0.2
ENE
5
0.1
NE
7
0.2
E
10
0.2
SSE
14
0.1
NE
7
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.1
S
10
Energy kJ
8
1
8
156
16
15
8
17
2
3
3
2
8
21
2
2
2
8
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
5
0.4
NW
3
0.2
WNW
2
0.4
NE
7
0.9
NE
8
1
NE
8
1.4
NE
8
Energy kJ
32
4
2
1
13
93
116
221
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
81
69
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
69
69
81
94
93
98
0
0
0
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
2
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
2
2
2
2
3
1
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
9
9
7
6
6
5
8
5
6
5
5
5
6
6
5
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