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Fields surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Thursday 14 May 2026 NZSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
13.3° 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 3PM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 14). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (14 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (14 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Fields. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu afternoon, min 7°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 14 | Friday 15 | Saturday 16 | Sun 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | |
218 | 208 | 203 | 190 | 147 | 133 | 318 | 377 | 344 | 264 | 210 | 195 | 140 | 246 | 217 | 164 | 140 | 103 | 82 | 96 | 98 | 98 | 96 | 66 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 2:12PM1.72m | 2:35AM1.74m | 3:05PM1.82m | 3:28AM1.78m | 3:58PM1.92m | 4:22AM1.82m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:56AM0.20m | 8:22PM0.20m | 8:47AM0.13m | 9:18PM0.15m | 9:40AM0.08m | 10:16PM0.10m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 |
 | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | 5:12 |
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Temp °C | 10 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
8 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 8 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 |
 kJ | 218 | 208 | 203 | 190 | 147 | 116 | 113 | 377 | 344 | 264 | 210 | 195 | 65 | 246 | 217 | 164 | 140 | 103 | 82 | 96 | 98 | 98 | 96 | 66 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 16 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 13 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 |
| kJ | 100 | 63 | 63 | 93 | 123 | 133 | 318 | 87 | 85 | 62 | 65 | 65 | 140 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 41 | 41 | 40 | 40 | 38 | 38 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 18 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | S 21 | S 20 | S 20 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 |
| kJ | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 80 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 57 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 87 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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