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Fields surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Wednesday 15 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
14.8° 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 8AM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 15). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (15 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (15 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Fields. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 9 PM | 0 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 119 | 119 | 107 | 138 | 136 | 136 | 134 | 97 | 90 | 85 | 135 | 186 | 162 | 144 | 522 | 746 | 377 | 282 | 211 | 169 | 129 | 101 | 75 | 73 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
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Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Sat 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 6:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:01 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 5:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 11 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
| Feels °C (?) | 7 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
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