Fields surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Wednesday 27 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 7PM is: 1.7m 16s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 27). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy 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 Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
27
Thursday
28
Friday
29
Sat
30
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
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
1
2
2
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
SSE
17
1.9
SSE
17
1.8
SSE
16
1.7
SSE
16
1.6
SSE
15
1.7
SSE
15
1.7
SSE
15
1.7
SSE
16
1.9
SSE
16
2.1
SSE
17
2.2
SSE
17
2.3
SSE
17
2.1
SSE
17
2
SSE
16
1.9
SSE
17
1.7
SSE
17
1.6
SSE
16
1.5
SSE
16
1.4
SSE
14
1.4
SSE
14
1.3
SSE
13
1.2
SSE
12
1.2
SSE
12
1.1
SSE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2322
2072
1626
1307
1110
1225
1274
1324
1816
2446
2968
3175
2417
2071
2000
1708
1294
1093
834
693
534
419
374
290
Wind (km/h)
10
N
5
NNE
5
SE
0
S
5
WNW
5
NW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
10
SSE
5
E
5
N
5
NW
5
NW
5
NW
5
NW
5
NNW
10
NNE
15
ENE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
glassy
off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
1:53PM1.67m
2:11AM1.63m
2:40PM1.67m
2:57AM1.60m
3:24PM1.68m
3:41AM1.59m
Low Tide
7:37AM0.23m
8:02PM0.31m
8:23AM0.26m
8:51PM0.34m
9:08AM0.29m
9:38PM0.35m
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:43
7:45
7:46
7:47
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:04
5:02
5:02
5:01
Temp °C
8
11
13
11
11
10
10
9
9
11
11
10
10
10
9
9
9
12
13
11
10
9
9
8
6
9
12
10
9
8
8
7
7
9
10
8
8
8
7
7
7
9
9
7
7
6
6
5
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
SSE
17
1.9
SSE
17
1.8
SSE
16
1.7
SSE
16
1.6
SSE
15
1.7
SSE
15
1.7
SSE
15
1.7
SSE
16
1.9
SSE
16
2.1
SSE
17
2.2
SSE
17
2.3
SSE
17
2.1
SSE
17
2
SSE
16
1.9
SSE
17
1.7
SSE
17
1.6
SSE
16
1.5
SSE
16
1.4
SSE
14
1.4
SSE
14
1.3
SSE
13
1.2
SSE
12
1.2
SSE
12
1.1
SSE
11
Energy kJ
2322
2072
1626
1307
1110
1225
1274
1324
1816
2446
2968
3175
2417
2071
2000
1708
1294
1093
834
693
534
419
374
290
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ENE
11
0.3
ENE
11
0.3
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
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
Energy kJ
23
24
24
40
40
45
47
47
46
45
25
24
23
23
9
9
8
8
8
2
2
2
2
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
Energy kJ
3
3
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
2
0.4
NE
3
0.4
ENE
4
0.6
ENE
4
Energy kJ
1
2
5
12
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
1
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
77
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
3
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
6
7
5
4
4
4
8
5
5
9
9
9
7
9
6
7
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
7
7
9
9
7
8
6
6
9
9
9
7
9
8
7
7
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
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