Fields surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Monday 30 Mar 2026 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
15.8° C
(Which is 2.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Fields today?

The current surf forecast for Fields at 1AM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 16s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm March 30). 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 (31 Mar)4ft (1.2m)14s
Afternoon (31 Mar)15ft (4.5m)14s
Evening (31 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)14s

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


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Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
2
2
0
1
8
3
4
3
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
2
3
2
2
2
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
SSE
0.9
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.5
S
1.2
SSE
4.5
S
2.3
SSE
1.9
SSE
1
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.3
SSE
0.7
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.1
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.7
SE
0.8
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.1
SSE
1.1
SSE
1.1
SSE
1
SSE
Period(s) (?)171111111116141415141499169111514141413131212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)232198157153150124577747822901443352329271232227256236214257527402384339269
Wind
(km/h)
10
ESE
15
ENE
15
NE
10
NNW
15
WSW
15
S
20
S
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
5
WNW
5
NNW
10
N
10
N
5
NNW
10
NE
15
NE
20
NE
10
N
10
N
10
N
5
NNW
5
NNW
10
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:33PM
1.73
3:59AM
1.81
4:23PM
1.73
4:47AM
1.78
5:11PM
1.73
5:33AM
1.75
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:44PM
0.15
10:16AM
0.17
10:35PM
0.16
11:03AM
0.17
11:24PM
0.19
11:50AM
0.19
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Sunrise------7:41-------7:41-------7:43-
Sunset-7:22-------7:21-------7:19------
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-----231----------------
Temp. °C14141414121110101011109889131413141414141620
Feels °C (?)131212139756688755711119121111111417
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