Surf Forecast Surf Report

Fields surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Wednesday 21 May 2025 NZST
Forecast update in 9 min 50 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
56.5°F
(Which is 4.3°F warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Fields today?

The current surf forecast for Fields at 6PM is: 3ft 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1ft 14s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 1ft 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 May)4ft (1.2m)8s
Afternoon (21 May)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Evening (21 May)3ft (0.9m)8s

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

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Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (ft) & direction (?)
4
SSE
3.5
SSE
3.5
SSE
3.5
SSE
3
SSE
2.5
SSE
1.5
S
1.5
S
1
SSE
2.5
SSE
3.5
SSE
3
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
2
SSE
2
SSE
2
SSE
2
SSE
2
SSE
2
SSE
2
SSE
2
S
2
S
2
S
2
S
2
S
1.5
SE
1.5
SE
1.5
SE
2
S
2
S
1
SSE
1
SSE
1
SSE
1
SSE
1
SSE
1.5
SSE
1
SSE
1
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.5
SSE
1
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.5
S
2.5
ENE
0.5
S
0.5
S
3
ENE
3
ENE
3
ENE
3.5
ENE
4.5
ENE
4.5
ENE
4.5
ENE
4.5
ENE
5
ENE
5
ENE
6
ENE
6.5
ENE
6
ENE
Period(s) (?)888887771617171716161615151516151412111110101919189918171716169991616101010810147788888888999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)176142138110816128265124356943729826319118417617619618115811389837575969183646060595551492515162424181087224907683136202254254254287347475658520
Wind
(mph)
5
N
5
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
5
NNE
5
NNW
5
NW
5
NW
5
NW
0
NNE
5
ENE
5
N
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
NW
0
ESE
5
E
5
ENE
5
NNE
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
WNW
5
W
5
E
5
NNE
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NW
10
NW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
5
N
5
N
5
NNW
10
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
20
N
10
N
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
N
15
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
glassglassglassoffoffoffoffoffglasscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offglasscross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross
High Tide
/ height (ft)
11:07AM
5.09
11:32PM
5.58
11:59AM
5.32
12:24AM
5.71
12:54PM
5.61
1:18AM
5.84
1:49PM
5.91
2:13AM
5.94
2:45PM
6.23
3:09AM
6.04
3:42PM
6.5
4:06AM
6.1
4:39PM
6.66
5:03AM
6.1
5:36PM
6.73
Low Tide
/ height (ft)
5:14PM
0.89
5:50AM
0.75
6:07PM
0.72
6:40AM
0.56
7:03PM
0.56
7:32AM
0.36
8:01PM
0.39
8:27AM
0.16
9:00PM
0.26
9:23AM
0.03
10:00PM
0.2
10:20AM
-0.03
11:00PM
0.13
11:18AM
-0.07
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Sunrise7:39-------7:39-------7:39-------7:41-------7:41-------7:43-------7:43-------7:45---
Sunset--5:08-------5:07-------5:07-------5:06-------5:05-------5:05-------5:04-------5:02-
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Rain (in)
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Temp. °F465054505050504848525552525048485054545052504848485254525450485055616359555555595961646359575755556363596359575757616359
Feels °F (?)434548434545454543505248484543434552484548464545455050464845434346525252484848525254575552525250525755505054525050555448
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