Fields surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Monday 02 Mar 2026 NZDT
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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
16.2° 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 11AM is: 2.5m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 1.1m 14s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00am March 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Mar)8ft (2.5m)9s
Afternoon (02 Mar)7.5ft (2.3m)8s
Evening (02 Mar)6.5ft (2.0m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Thu
05
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
2
0
0
1
4
4
3
3
2
1
1
4
3
3
4
3
2
0
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.9
S
2.4
S
2.5
S
2.5
S
2.3
S
2.2
S
2
S
3
S
3
S
2.5
S
2.5
S
2.5
S
2.4
S
1.8
SSE
1.7
S
1.3
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.7
ESE
1.9
ESE
1.8
ESE
1.8
ESE
1.9
ESE
1.9
ESE
1.8
ESE
Period(s) (?)98998881212121212121111111012121211111010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)5757791026955709596471245722622104207017471543787673359263748964892802808754653
Wind
(km/h)
40
SW
40
SW
40
SW
35
SW
35
SSW
35
SSW
25
SW
15
SW
20
WSW
25
SW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SSW
20
SSW
10
SW
5
W
5
WNW
5
NW
5
NNE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offglasscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:19AM
1.91
4:41PM
1.77
5:09AM
1.89
5:32PM
1.77
5:58AM
1.86
6:21PM
1.76
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:37AM
0.14
10:54PM
0.08
11:28AM
0.13
11:46PM
0.09
12:17PM
0.13
12:36AM
0.12
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Thu
05
Sunrise--7:05-------7:07-------7:09-----
Sunset-----8:12-------8:09-------8:07--
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
2112211-11--------------
Temp. °C9899101198891012131311998101314131212
Feels °C (?)-1-1012333334579877681010989
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