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Fields surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Friday 17 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
14.6° 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 5AM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 17). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Apr) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (18 Apr) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (18 Apr) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Fields. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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) (?) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 7 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 75 | 55 | 53 | 34 | 28 | 22 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 34 | 61 | 61 | 105 | 186 | 227 | 186 | 122 | 85 | 86 | 56 | 55 | 212 | 465 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:46AM 1.80 | 5:15PM 1.89 | 5:39AM 1.81 | 6:09PM 1.94 | 6:35AM 1.81 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 10:38PM 0.12 | 11:00AM 0.08 | 11:34PM 0.09 | 11:55AM 0.06 | 12:32AM 0.08 | 12:51PM 0.05 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 7:03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:05 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:49 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:46 | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
| Feels °C (?) | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 7 |
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