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Fields surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Tuesday 16 Sep 2025 NZST
How big are the waves at Fields today?
The current surf forecast for Fields at 1PM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Fields. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 15 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Energy (?) | 79 | 100 | 84 | 92 | 75 | 78 | 42 | 77 | 60 | 59 | 46 | 45 | 33 | 25 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 85 | 153 | 204 | 899 | 2531 | 610 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 11:57AM 1.86 | 12:23AM 1.71 | 12:54PM 1.85 | 1:19AM 1.71 | 1:48PM 1.83 | 2:11AM 1.70 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:15PM 0.20 | 6:33AM 0.16 | 7:11PM 0.20 | 7:28AM 0.16 | 8:04PM 0.21 | |||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 6:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 6:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:19 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 |
| Feels °C (?) | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Canterbury
The wind is still cross-on at Fields (moderate winds from the NE at Christchurch International Airport 64 km from Fields). 0.7m 14s groundswell from the SSE with a 0.3m 7s swell, also from the SSE and a 0.3m 2s local chop, also from the ESE as well as a 0.2m 11s groundswell, also from the ESE. 4 swells combining to make bigger set waves.
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