Fields surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Friday 24 Apr 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
13.8° C
(Which is 1.5°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: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 24). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Afternoon (24 Apr)2ft (0.6m)9s
Evening (24 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 8°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Mon
27
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)
2
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.7
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.3
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.7
SSE
16
0.7
SSE
16
0.7
SSE
15
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SE
13
0.4
SE
12
0.5
S
9
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
12
0.7
SSE
15
1
SSE
16
1.1
SSE
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
138
108
108
79
59
40
39
27
40
82
253
253
231
79
44
37
39
98
101
101
108
231
469
582
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
5
W
5
WNW
0
W
5
E
10
NE
10
N
10
N
10
NW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WSW
5
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
WNW
15
SSW
15
SE
10
E
10
ENE
10
NE
off
glassy
off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
10:34AM1.74m
11:05PM1.88m
11:34AM1.72m
00:03AM1.84m
12:31PM1.71m
Low Tide
4:27AM0.12m
4:45PM0.11m
5:24AM0.14m
5:43PM0.14m
6:20AM0.15m
6:39PM0.17m
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
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7:09
7:09
7:11
7:13
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5:40
5:38
5:37
5:36
Temp °C
9
8
8
12
13
12
13
12
11
10
11
15
18
18
17
16
15
14
14
17
14
12
12
12
6
6
5
11
11
9
10
9
8
7
9
13
16
15
13
12
11
10
11
13
11
10
10
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.7
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
9
0.7
SSE
16
0.7
SSE
16
0.7
SSE
15
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
12
0.7
SSE
15
1
SSE
16
1.1
SSE
16
Energy kJ
138
108
108
79
59
39
26
27
35
37
253
253
231
45
42
37
39
98
101
101
108
231
469
582
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSE
8
0.6
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.6
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
SSE
14
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.2
E
9
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SE
13
0.4
SE
12
0.3
SSE
11
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
NE
5
0.3
NE
6
0.4
SSE
4
0.4
NE
7
0.3
NE
6
Energy kJ
63
43
41
40
39
40
39
25
24
82
13
13
6
79
44
36
25
1
1
1
5
5
11
6
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
ESE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
8
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.1
SE
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.2
SSE
16
0.4
NE
6
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
Energy kJ
9
9
14
13
23
21
12
12
40
14
3
3
3
6
6
6
12
6
1
2
24
11
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
1
80
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
70
87
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
2
2
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
4
4
3
4
5
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
4
4
6
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
5
5
6
5
5
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