Fields surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Tuesday 26 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
12.9° C
(Which is 2.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Fields today?

The current surf forecast for Fields at 6AM is: 2.1m 17s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm May 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 May)6.5ft (2.0m)17s
Afternoon (27 May)6ft (1.8m)16s
Evening (27 May)5ft (1.6m)15s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
Friday
29
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
17
0.9
SSE
16
1.8
SSE
16
2.1
SSE
17
2
SSE
17
1.9
SSE
17
1.8
SSE
16
1.7
SSE
16
1.6
SSE
15
1.5
SSE
15
1.6
SSE
15
1.7
SSE
16
1.7
SSE
16
2
SSE
17
2.2
SSE
17
2.2
SSE
17
2.1
SSE
17
2
SSE
17
1.9
SSE
17
1.7
SSE
17
1.6
SSE
16
1.5
SSE
16
1.4
SSE
14
1.3
SSE
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
115
475
1647
2431
2322
2072
1626
1307
1182
1037
1198
1307
1531
2268
2758
2934
2446
2268
2048
1553
1310
1093
789
604
Wind (km/h)
0
SSE
5
NE
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
5
NNE
5
SE
0
SSE
5
W
10
NW
5
NW
5
W
5
WSW
10
S
5
ESE
5
N
10
NW
5
NW
5
NW
5
NW
5
NW
5
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
High Tide
1:23AM1.68m
1:53PM1.67m
2:11AM1.63m
2:40PM1.67m
2:57AM1.60m
3:24PM1.68m
Low Tide
7:11PM0.26m
7:37AM0.23m
8:02PM0.31m
8:23AM0.26m
8:51PM0.34m
9:08AM0.29m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:43
7:45
7:46
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:04
5:02
5:02
Temp °C
10
9
9
8
8
11
13
11
11
10
10
9
8
10
11
10
9
9
9
9
9
12
12
10
9
8
7
6
6
9
12
10
10
8
8
7
6
8
10
8
6
7
7
7
7
10
9
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
16
1.8
SSE
16
2.1
SSE
17
2
SSE
17
1.9
SSE
17
1.8
SSE
16
1.7
SSE
16
1.6
SSE
15
1.5
SSE
15
1.6
SSE
15
1.7
SSE
16
1.7
SSE
16
2
SSE
17
2.2
SSE
17
2.2
SSE
17
2.1
SSE
17
2
SSE
17
1.9
SSE
17
1.7
SSE
17
1.6
SSE
16
1.5
SSE
16
1.4
SSE
14
1.3
SSE
14
Energy kJ
55
475
1647
2431
2322
2072
1626
1307
1182
1037
1198
1307
1531
2268
2758
2934
2446
2268
2048
1553
1310
1093
789
604
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
17
0.7
SSE
7
0.4
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
11
0.3
ENE
11
0.4
ENE
11
0.4
ENE
11
0.4
ENE
11
0.4
ENE
12
0.4
ENE
12
0.4
ENE
12
0.4
ENE
12
0.4
ENE
12
0.3
ENE
11
0.3
ENE
11
0.3
ENE
11
0.3
ENE
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.1
E
10
Energy kJ
115
48
35
21
23
24
41
40
40
45
47
47
46
45
25
24
23
23
9
9
8
8
8
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
11
0.4
SSE
11
0.2
ENE
4
0.2
ENE
4
0.3
NE
4
Energy kJ
47
44
1
1
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NE
11
Energy kJ
79
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
1
Distance (km)
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
27
62
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
5
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
3
4
5
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
6
5
6
7
6
4
9
4
4
5
5
5
9
9
7
7
8
7
5
5
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
5
6
7
7
7
9
9
6
7
6
6
9
9
7
9
8
7
6
6
5
5
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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