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Fields Surf Forecast
/ Canterbury (28 surf breaks) /
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Fields surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Wednesday 03 Dec 2025 NZDTForecast 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
15.3° C
(Which is 2.7°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: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am December 03). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (03 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 5s |
| Evening (03 Dec) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Fields. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 98 | 98 | 71 | 71 | 70 | 67 | 87 | 131 | 146 | 118 | 171 | 306 | 400 | 419 | 449 | 440 | 480 | 522 | 490 | 408 | 408 | 363 | 292 | 255 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:15AM 1.85 | 3:39PM 1.80 | 4:11AM 1.95 | 4:35PM 1.83 | 5:08AM 2.02 | 5:32PM 1.86 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:56PM 0.10 | 9:29AM 0.13 | 9:51PM 0.05 | 10:29AM 0.09 | 10:48PM 0.00 | 11:28AM 0.05 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 03 | Thursday 04 | Friday 05 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 5:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:41 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:51 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:52 |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 19 | 25 | 26 | 24 |
| Feels °C (?) | 11 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 20 | 18 | 19 |
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