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Fields surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Wednesday 22 Apr 2026 NZSTForecast 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
14.4° C
(Which is 2.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Fields today?
The current surf forecast for Fields at 3PM is: 1.7m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.6m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Apr) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (22 Apr) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
| Evening (22 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Fields. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 16 |
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 kJ (?) | 787 | 721 | 634 | 539 | 418 | 470 | 314 | 290 | 288 | 231 | 240 | 240 | 197 | 189 | 149 | 138 | 110 | 86 | 84 | 57 | 39 | 38 | 49 | 48 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | glass | glass | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:32AM 1.78 | 9:05PM 1.95 | 9:33AM 1.76 | 10:06PM 1.92 | 10:34AM 1.74 | 11:05PM 1.88 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 2:47PM 0.07 | 3:28AM 0.11 | 3:46PM 0.09 | 4:27AM 0.12 | 4:45PM 0.11 | 5:24AM 0.14 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 7:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | 5:44 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:42 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:40 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 |
| Feels °C (?) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 |
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