Fields surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Wednesday 20 May 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
13.0° 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 9PM is: 0.2m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 20). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 May)--
Afternoon (20 May)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Evening (20 May)0.5ft (0.2m)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 Thu morning, min 10°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
Sat
23
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
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
E
9
0.6
ENE
8
0.1
E
13
0.3
ENE
5
0.3
ENE
5
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
9
0.1
S
9
0.6
S
3
0.7
SSE
5
0.7
SSE
5
0.7
SSE
5
0.4
S
5
0.4
S
7
0.3
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
12
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.4
SSE
12
0.3
SSE
12
0.3
SSE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8
8
7
43
3
5
6
9
8
2
8
22
23
19
8
16
16
31
81
82
81
50
28
26
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
10
N
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
N
20
NNW
20
NW
15
NNW
15
S
5
WSW
5
ENE
10
NE
15
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NE
5
WNW
10
WSW
10
SW
5
SW
5
W
5
ESE
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
High Tide
7:47PM2.03m
8:14AM1.82m
8:47PM1.99m
9:15AM1.79m
9:46PM1.93m
10:15AM1.75m
Low Tide
2:12AM0.04m
2:29PM0.01m
3:10AM0.06m
3:28PM0.05m
4:07AM0.08m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:39
7:39
7:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:08
5:08
5:07
5:07
Temp °C
15
13
11
10
12
13
15
18
18
18
10
10
10
10
10
11
13
12
13
12
11
11
11
13
11
9
6
5
7
8
10
13
14
14
7
8
9
7
7
7
9
9
12
10
9
10
10
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NE
6
0.3
ENE
5
0.3
NE
7
0.6
ENE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.3
NE
7
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.3
ENE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.5
NE
8
0.3
ENE
6
0.7
SSE
5
0.7
SSE
5
0.4
S
5
0.4
S
7
0.3
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
12
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.4
SSE
12
0.3
SSE
12
0.3
SSE
12
Energy kJ
5
5
9
43
32
8
17
15
7
9
29
7
23
19
8
16
16
31
81
82
81
50
28
26
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
9
0.3
NE
7
0.3
E
5
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.3
ENE
5
0.3
ENE
5
0.3
ENE
5
0.3
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.1
SE
10
0.2
NNE
7
0.3
NE
6
0.2
SSE
9
0.4
SE
4
0.4
SE
4
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
9
0.2
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
4
0.3
ENE
4
0.3
E
4
0.3
S
7
0.3
S
7
Energy kJ
8
7
4
3
3
5
6
5
9
23
4
5
5
9
4
4
3
6
4
5
3
3
10
9
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
E
9
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
10
0.1
E
13
0.1
S
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
E
12
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
S
5
0.1
E
12
0.2
ENE
6
0.2
ENE
6
0.2
ENE
6
0.2
ENE
5
0.2
ENE
5
Energy kJ
7
8
7
1
2
3
2
9
8
2
3
9
9
5
8
8
15
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
5
0.6
NE
7
0.2
WNW
2
0.6
S
3
0.7
SSE
5
0.2
ENE
6
0.2
ENE
6
0.4
NE
7
0.6
ENE
4
0.6
ENE
4
0.5
E
4
Energy kJ
4
35
1
8
22
3
3
12
10
11
7
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
81
29
81
27
87
169
199
87
87
98
68
29
68
68
81
93
81
81
0
0
0
0
0
69
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
1
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
4
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
7
7
8
6
5
5
5
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