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Fields surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Friday 08 May 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 1.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Fields today?
The current surf forecast for Fields at 5AM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm May 08). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (09 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (09 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Fields. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri night, min 7°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Fri night, calm by Mon morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 9 | Sunday 10 | Monday 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | |
909 | 400 | 202 | 217 | 280 | 253 | 214 | 175 | 145 | 110 | 94 | 318 | 796 | 975 | 405 | 437 | 1211 | 2457 | 3279 | 750 | 473 | 920 | 790 | 633 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | on | cross-on | off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross | |
High Tide | 9:54PM1.60m | 10:17AM1.45m | 10:39PM1.59m | 11:02AM1.45m | 11:23PM1.59m | 11:47AM1.48m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:13AM0.41m | 4:20PM0.41m | 4:56AM0.40m | 5:04PM0.39m | 5:39AM0.37m | 5:50PM0.36m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — |
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Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 8 |
14 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 3 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 14 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | ENE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 |
 kJ | 19 | 400 | 202 | 217 | 280 | 253 | 214 | 175 | 145 | 110 | 94 | 318 | 796 | 975 | 405 | 437 | 186 | 1302 | 1401 | 750 | 473 | 920 | 790 | 633 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | S 7 | S 8 | ENE 9 | SSE 5 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | — | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | ENE 12 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 |
| kJ | — | 18 | 17 | 7 | 17 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 9 | 22 | 73 | 17 | 198 | 195 | 189 | — | 172 | 167 | 362 | 402 | 140 | 130 | 126 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 16 | SE 17 | SE 17 | S 13 | S 4 | SSW 4 | S 7 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | ENE 14 | ENE 9 | — | S 9 | — | — | — | — | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | SSE 17 | SE 16 | SSE 16 |
| kJ | — | — | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 24 | 48 | 39 | 71 | — | 103 | — | — | — | — | 161 | 158 | 184 | 133 | 107 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | NE 9 | N 3 | NE 8 | NNW 3 | SSW 2 | — | — | — | WNW 2 | — | S 4 | — | NE 3 | — | S 5 | SSE 13 | S 12 | S 12 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 909 | 881 | 5 | 238 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 7 | — | 5 | — | 78 | 1211 | 2457 | 3279 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 264 | 98 | 29 | 62 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 122 | 58 | 58 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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