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Fields Surf Forecast
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Fields surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Monday 18 Aug 2025 NZST
How big are the waves at Fields today?
The current surf forecast for Fields at 1AM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 18). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | 8ft (2.4m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Fields. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thursday 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
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Swell Height Map |  |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Energy (?) | 122 | 146 | 93 | 232 | 630 | 1311 | 1142 | 996 | 2242 | 1773 | 1385 | 397 | 1034 | 1106 | 960 | 317 | 277 | 278 | 547 | 502 | 345 | 340 | 315 | 288 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:35AM 1.71 | 1:09PM 1.86 | 1:32AM 1.72 | 2:04PM 1.88 | 2:26AM 1.73 | 2:57PM 1.89 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:27PM 0.21 | 6:46AM 0.14 | 7:25PM 0.20 | 7:42AM 0.13 | 8:21PM 0.20 | 8:37AM 0.12 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thursday 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 7:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:13 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:49 | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
| Feels °C (?) | 3 | -3 | -2 | -6 | -5 | -3 | -4 | -2 | -1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Canterbury
The wind is still cross-off at Fields (moderate winds from the SW at Christchurch International Airport 64 km from Fields). 1.0m 4s local chop from the SW with a 0.9m 9s swell from the ENE and a 0.2m 12s groundswell from the SSE. 3 swells combining so expect closeout sets.
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