Fields surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Tuesday 14 Apr 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
14.8° 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 12AM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a East direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 14). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Apr)--
Afternoon (15 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)14s
Evening (15 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)13s

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


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Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
0
1
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
2
2
2
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.7
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.9
SSE
1.1
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.1
S
1.1
S
1
S
0.9
SSE
Period(s) (?)141313131313121212121212111199910131110999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)17517316511911911910713813613613497906890110132240713356240207162129
Wind
(km/h)
30
NW
15
NW
30
NW
20
WNW
20
WSW
15
W
15
WSW
0
NW
15
N
25
NW
10
NNW
30
WNW
35
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
40
WNW
30
W
10
SW
10
N
5
NW
5
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
20
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffcross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sunrise------6:58-------7:00-------7:01-
Sunset5:57-------5:54-------5:52-------
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C1815141311101215161514141312131616141110991218
Feels °C (?)1111786681412911745579118766813
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