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Fields surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Wednesday 21 Jan 2026 NZDT
Forecast 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
16.9° 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 11PM is: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.1m 23s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm January 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jan)--
Afternoon (21 Jan)6ft (1.9m)6s
Evening (21 Jan)8ft (2.5m)7s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
2
2
1
2
1
2
1
3
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2
ENE
2.3
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.4
ENE
2.4
E
2.4
E
3
E
2.5
E
2.5
E
3
E
2.5
E
2.5
E
2.5
E
2.4
E
2.3
E
2.2
E
2.1
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.4
S
1
ESE
1.2
S
Period(s) (?)6788889991010111111111111111110108109
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3295577668048867458598881406124914581795173016331510139412651144989436353244206225
Wind
(km/h)
35
ENE
40
NE
40
NE
40
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
35
E
20
E
10
ESE
5
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
5
W
5
WNW
0
NNE
10
ESE
15
ENE
25
SSW
15
S
20
SSW
25
SW
30
SW
15
W
30
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		glassglassoncross-
on		crosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:35PM
1.57
8:01AM
1.72
8:20PM
1.58
8:45AM
1.71
9:08PM
1.59
9:32AM
1.69
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:46AM
0.25
2:22PM
0.28
2:33AM
0.25
3:07PM
0.26
3:21AM
0.25
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunrise-----6:13-------6:15-------6:16--
Sunset-9:02-------9:01-------9:00------
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
heavy rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
--114185421------313689541
Temp. °C161615151516161616161616151517191714141312111213
Feels °C (?)101099111111141617151615151718161012107587
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