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Fields surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Thursday 07 May 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
13.7° C
(Which is 1.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Fields today?
The current surf forecast for Fields at 1PM is: 0.2m 14s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 07). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (07 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (07 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Fields. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 21°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Fri morning, near gales from the NNW by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 7 | Friday 8 | Saturday 9 | Sun 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | ENE 8 | SSE 14 | S 15 | SSE 14 | ENE 8 | SSE 14 | ENE 8 | SE 14 | S 18 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSE 14 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | |
45 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 41 | 21 | 38 | 21 | 112 | 21 | 123 | 8 | 6 | 749 | 732 | 18 | 267 | 428 | 332 | 275 | 179 | 142 | 98 | 78 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 8:44AM1.49m | 9:08PM1.62m | 9:31AM1.46m | 9:54PM1.60m | 10:17AM1.45m | 10:39PM1.59m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:43AM0.40m | 2:51PM0.40m | 3:28AM0.41m | 3:36PM0.41m | 4:13AM0.41m | 4:20PM0.41m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | 5:20 |
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Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
13 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | E 10 | ENE 8 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | SE 14 | S 14 | SSE 14 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
 kJ | 24 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 41 | 21 | 21 | 129 | 112 | 98 | 123 | 8 | 4 | 20 | 732 | 493 | 267 | 428 | 332 | 275 | 179 | 142 | 98 | 78 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | E 10 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | — | S 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | S 10 | S 9 | — | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | NE 9 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | S 4 | S 6 | S 9 | S 10 |
| kJ | 45 | 21 | 8 | 20 | 20 | — | 38 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 2 | 2 | — | 19 | 18 | 81 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 8 | 16 | 55 | 68 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 14 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 | — | — | — | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | ENE 14 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 21 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | 3 | 13 | 13 | 87 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 20 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNW 3 | — | NE 7 | NE 3 | NE 8 | NE 8 | — | — | — | — | NE 8 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | — | NE 9 | NNW 4 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | W 4 | — | — | N 6 | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | — | 26 | 3 | 119 | 116 | — | — | — | — | 211 | 560 | 749 | — | 861 | 42 | 9 | 11 | 12 | — | — | 20 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 27 | 69 | 87 | 93 | 94 | 81 | 29 | 1 | 81 | 0 | 1 | 94 | 313 | 98 | 98 | 39 | 98 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
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