Fields surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Friday 27 Mar 2026 NZDT
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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
16.1° C
(Which is 2.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Fields today?

The current surf forecast for Fields at 9AM is: 3.5m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 18s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am March 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Mar)11ft (3.5m)10s
Afternoon (27 Mar)11ft (3.5m)10s
Evening (27 Mar)13ft (4.0m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Mon
30
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
3
3
3
4
3
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3.5
ENE
3.5
ENE
3.5
ENE
3.5
ENE
4
ENE
4
ENE
3
ENE
2.5
E
2.3
ENE
1.9
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.4
E
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
1
ESE
1.1
ESE
1
ESE
1
ESE
1
ESE
1
ESE
Period(s) (?)101010101011101010101099910101010121212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)21872498251228003609313115301300978710551397367318135143137154313367303303298288
Wind
(km/h)
40
NE
35
NE
30
NE
40
NE
25
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
15
NNW
10
NW
15
NNW
35
WNW
10
S
10
SE
5
E
5
NE
10
ENE
15
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NNW
5
N
10
NW
10
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcrossoncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:49PM
1.71
1:21AM
1.86
1:47PM
1.72
2:16AM
1.85
2:41PM
1.72
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:41AM
0.18
6:59PM
0.14
7:38AM
0.18
7:56PM
0.14
8:33AM
0.17
8:51PM
0.14
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Mon
30
Sunrise--7:37-------7:37-------7:39-----
Sunset-----7:28-------7:27-------7:24--
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C151516181919192120202223201614141414151921212119
Feels °C (?)91012121617172018181917191614141312141920212017
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