Fields surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Saturday 23 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
13.1° C
(Which is 1.9°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Fields today?

The current surf forecast for Fields at 11AM is: 0.5m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 23). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 May)1ft (0.3m)12s
Afternoon (23 May)1ft (0.3m)13s
Evening (23 May)2.5ft (0.7m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tue
26
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
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
12
0.3
SSE
12
0.5
S
11
0.3
SSE
13
0.6
SSE
14
0.7
SSE
16
0.8
SSE
16
1
SSE
16
0.9
SSE
15
0.9
SSE
16
0.9
SSE
16
0.9
SSE
16
0.7
SSE
16
0.8
SSE
16
1.1
SSE
16
1.1
SSE
16
1.1
SSE
15
1.1
SSE
14
1.1
SSE
14
1.1
SSE
13
0.8
SSE
13
1
SSE
13
1
SSE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
85
78
28
58
33
154
266
322
463
339
366
380
475
240
343
612
597
539
478
439
396
219
312
288
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
10
SW
0
NW
5
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
15
NE
15
NE
10
NE
5
NNE
5
N
10
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
15
NNE
10
N
5
NNW
5
NW
5
W
0
WNW
5
SSE
5
N
5
W
10
W
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
off
High Tide
10:15AM1.75m
10:44PM1.87m
11:14AM1.72m
11:40PM1.80m
12:10PM1.69m
Low Tide
4:07AM0.08m
4:26PM0.10m
5:03AM0.11m
5:23PM0.16m
5:57AM0.15m
6:18PM0.21m
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:39
7:41
7:41
7:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:07
5:06
5:05
5:05
Temp °C
11
11
12
12
14
13
12
10
10
9
10
11
12
10
9
9
9
9
9
12
13
11
11
10
8
9
11
10
11
10
9
7
7
7
8
8
9
6
6
6
7
7
7
11
11
10
9
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
12
0.4
S
8
0.5
S
11
0.4
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
14
0.7
SSE
16
0.8
SSE
16
1
SSE
16
0.9
SSE
15
0.9
SSE
16
0.9
SSE
16
0.9
SSE
16
0.7
SSE
16
0.8
SSE
16
1.1
SSE
16
1.1
SSE
16
1.1
SSE
15
1.1
SSE
14
1.1
SSE
14
1.1
SSE
13
0.8
SSE
13
1
SSE
13
1
SSE
12
Energy kJ
85
78
18
58
26
154
266
322
463
339
366
380
475
240
343
612
597
539
478
439
396
219
312
288
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
ENE
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.3
ENE
5
0.2
ENE
5
0.3
SSE
13
0.2
ENE
4
0.2
ENE
11
0.4
SSE
9
0.2
ENE
11
0.2
ENE
11
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.6
S
11
0.7
SSE
11
0.6
ENE
4
0.6
ENE
5
0.5
ENE
5
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.6
SSE
9
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
Energy kJ
15
10
5
2
33
2
13
26
12
11
21
20
9
82
117
13
14
12
41
41
40
61
39
38
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.3
SSE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.2
ENE
5
0.1
NE
11
0.1
SE
12
0.2
ENE
11
0.1
NE
5
0.1
E
14
0.1
SE
12
0.2
ENE
12
0.4
NE
10
0.3
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
11
0.4
ENE
11
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
4
0.4
ENE
4
0.3
ENE
5
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
NE
5
0.2
ENE
5
Energy kJ
2
2
28
5
2
5
5
12
1
4
6
14
25
17
47
44
42
8
7
4
40
6
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
3
0.4
S
3
0.1
NE
5
0.5
NE
3
0.6
ENE
4
0.9
NE
4
0.8
NE
5
0.9
NE
5
Energy kJ
2
4
1
5
11
34
30
33
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
69
68
68
1
1
1
1
0
1
20
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
7
5
5
4
6
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
7
6
5
5
6
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
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