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Fields surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Tuesday 28 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
13.4° C
(Which is 1.2°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 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 28). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (28 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (28 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
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 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Fri 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 20 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | S 6 | S 7 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | NE 5 | S 8 | |
54 | 53 | 37 | 36 | 30 | 29 | 37 | 36 | 32 | 31 | 40 | 36 | 83 | 261 | 322 | 240 | 310 | 377 | 532 | 201 | 387 | 84 | 49 | 49 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | glassy | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | |
High Tide | 2:36AM1.72m | 3:03PM1.69m | 3:22AM1.68m | 3:48PM1.70m | 4:07AM1.65m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:25PM0.23m | 8:51AM0.21m | 9:14PM0.26m | 9:36AM0.23m | 10:02PM0.28m | 10:20AM0.26m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — |
 | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 |
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Temp °C | 18 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 |
16 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | S 7 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | S 8 |
 kJ | 54 | 53 | 37 | 36 | 30 | 29 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 9 | 40 | 36 | 35 | 138 | 322 | 240 | 123 | 377 | 532 | 201 | 387 | 14 | 15 | 49 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SSE 14 | SSE 7 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | SSE 8 | E 6 | SSE 8 | E 7 | S 8 | S 8 | ENE 5 |
| kJ | 2 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 40 | 79 | 201 | 310 | 81 | 1 | 62 | 1 | 45 | 46 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 24 | S 23 | S 22 | S 22 | S 21 | SE 20 | SSE 20 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | NE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | — | NE 15 | E 7 | — | SSE 15 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 37 | 36 | 32 | 31 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 9 | 1 | — | 84 | 48 | 45 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | NW 3 | S 4 | S 6 | S 7 | — | — | — | E 6 | NE 3 | NE 3 | ENE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 17 | 83 | 261 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 41 | 49 | 35 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 87 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 169 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 93 | 81 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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