Fields surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Wednesday 19 Nov 2025 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
14.1° C
(Which is 2.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Fields today?

The current surf forecast for Fields at 7AM is: 1.5m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 19). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Nov)5ft (1.6m)9s
Afternoon (19 Nov)5ft (1.5m)9s
Evening (19 Nov)5.5ft (1.7m)10s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
2
3
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.2
ENE
1
ENE
1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1
ENE
Period(s) (?)99999999109999910101010101010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)433328351352409400352418556487367300218216242253263209209227232232227186
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNW
15
N
15
NNW
5
NNW
5
NW
10
SSW
10
S
5
SE
0
W
5
NW
10
W
5
W
15
SW
15
S
20
E
20
ENE
15
NNE
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
5
WNW
0
N
15
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcrosscrossglassglassglassoffcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offglassglasscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:41AM
1.66
4:59PM
1.58
5:24AM
1.68
5:42PM
1.57
6:07AM
1.69
6:27PM
1.56
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:25PM
0.31
10:55AM
0.36
11:08PM
0.32
11:40AM
0.36
11:51PM
0.33
12:26PM
0.37
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Sunrise---5:50-------5:50-------5:50----
Sunset-------8:34-------8:35-------8:37
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
----------1-------------
Temp. °C212120181818181616161516182018171616151622252419
Feels °C (?)181818171717171617161415161815141515131320242418
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