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Fields surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Monday 08 Dec 2025 NZDTForecast 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
15.7° C
(Which is 2.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Fields today?
The current surf forecast for Fields at 8PM is: 0.7m 4s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm December 08). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (08 Dec) | 3ft (0.9m) | 4s |
| Evening (08 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Fields. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Monday 08 | Tuesday 09 | Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 26 | 26 | 16 | 34 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 42 | 51 | 82 | 76 | 94 | 94 | 90 | 125 | 121 | 116 | 107 | 103 | 141 | 100 | 69 | 67 | 63 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | glass | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross- on | on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:25PM 1.83 | 8:57AM 2.00 | 9:24PM 1.78 | 9:54AM 1.92 | 10:22PM 1.73 | 10:50AM 1.84 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 2:40AM 0.01 | 3:21PM 0.07 | 3:38AM 0.06 | 4:17PM 0.10 | 4:34AM 0.13 | |||||||||||||||||||
Monday 08 | Tuesday 09 | Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 5:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:41 | - | - |
| Sunset | - | 8:55 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:57 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 21 | 23 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
| Feels °C (?) | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
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