Fields surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Tuesday 19 May 2026 NZST
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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
13.0° C
(Which is 1.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Fields today?

The current surf forecast for Fields at 12PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 19). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 May)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Afternoon (19 May)1ft (0.3m)10s
Evening (19 May)1ft (0.3m)10s

Table - waves today at Fields. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu morning, min 7°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Fri
22
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
8
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
10
0.4
ENE
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.4
ENE
6
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.3
ENE
5
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
9
0.3
ENE
6
0.2
ENE
8
0.8
S
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
31
30
25
22
20
20
19
19
18
9
10
12
8
8
7
8
7
2
6
9
8
6
6
25
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
W
0
ENE
5
E
5
NNE
5
N
5
NNW
10
WNW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
N
5
NNE
10
N
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
20
N
20
NNW
25
NW
15
NW
15
S
10
SSE
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:16AM1.85m
6:48PM2.05m
7:14AM1.84m
7:47PM2.03m
8:14AM1.82m
8:47PM1.99m
Low Tide
00:14AM0.05m
12:31PM-0.01m
1:13AM0.04m
1:30PM-0.01m
2:12AM0.04m
2:29PM0.01m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:37
7:37
7:39
7:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:09
5:08
5:08
5:07
Temp °C
8
7
7
10
11
9
9
8
8
7
7
12
16
13
12
11
12
14
16
19
19
17
11
10
6
5
5
9
9
7
7
6
5
4
3
9
13
9
6
5
7
10
11
14
14
14
7
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
E
4
0.3
ENE
4
0.3
ENE
4
0.3
ENE
4
0.4
ENE
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.4
ENE
6
0.3
E
5
0.3
ENE
5
0.3
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.3
ENE
5
0.3
NE
8
0.2
ENE
6
0.3
ENE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.3
NE
6
Energy kJ
31
30
25
22
6
4
4
4
9
9
10
12
5
4
9
14
8
8
6
9
3
6
8
5
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
E
4
0.4
E
4
0.4
E
4
0.4
E
4
0.3
SSE
8
0.3
SSE
8
0.3
SSE
8
0.3
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
9
0.3
NE
6
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
E
5
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
E
10
0.3
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.2
ENE
6
0.3
NE
7
0.3
NE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
SSE
10
Energy kJ
5
5
5
6
13
13
12
19
18
8
9
8
6
8
2
8
7
10
9
3
9
9
6
9
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.2
E
9
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.1
NE
7
0.2
E
9
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
10
0.1
S
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
8
0.1
E
8
Energy kJ
17
17
17
6
20
20
19
19
9
9
8
7
8
2
7
3
3
2
2
9
8
2
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NE
4
0.6
NE
7
0.3
WNW
2
0.2
WNW
2
0.3
NNE
2
0.3
N
3
0.8
S
4
Energy kJ
7
29
1
1
1
1
25
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
87
77
81
69
0
81
81
81
169
81
29
84
84
87
199
199
199
87
199
68
68
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
3
2
2
2
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
5
5
5
4
5
5
4
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
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