Fields surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Friday 10 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
15.3° C
(Which is 2.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Fields today?

The current surf forecast for Fields at 8PM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Afternoon (10 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Evening (10 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)9s

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


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Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
2
3
3
4
3
1
2
3
3
3
3
5
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
E
1.9
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.8
ENE
2.2
ENE
3
ENE
2.3
ENE
2
E
2.5
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.2
ENE
2.3
ENE
1.9
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.3
E
3
E
3
E
Period(s) (?)9999999966778889898910101213
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)17617617118018014414413922521829352611617045899768646767555861129103425253237
Wind
(km/h)
10
WSW
5
ESE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
15
N
15
N
10
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
5
ESE
20
SW
25
WSW
20
WSW
10
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
oncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrossglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:56AM
1.46
11:20PM
1.58
11:42AM
1.46
12:06AM
1.59
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:58PM
0.43
5:34AM
0.43
5:43PM
0.41
6:18AM
0.40
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Sunrise6:52-------6:54-------6:56-------
Sunset---6:02-------6:00-------6:00----
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-------------------343--
Temp. °C131515131212111113171815151515151618181515161514
Feels °C (?)11141210898810141311121211121315161512131212
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