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Fields surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Saturday 23 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
13.0° 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 8AM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm May 23). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (24 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Evening (24 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
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 Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon afternoon, min 8°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 24 | Monday 25 | Tuesday 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | S 7 | |
146 | 322 | 463 | 339 | 366 | 380 | 475 | 240 | 343 | 612 | 597 | 637 | 565 | 439 | 277 | 219 | 312 | 283 | 278 | 269 | 196 | 153 | 121 | 195 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 10:44PM1.87m | 11:14AM1.72m | 11:40PM1.80m | 12:10PM1.69m | 00:33AM1.74m | 1:03PM1.68m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:03AM0.11m | 5:23PM0.16m | 5:57AM0.15m | 6:18PM0.21m | 6:49AM0.19m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 7 |
 kJ | 146 | 322 | 463 | 339 | 366 | 380 | 475 | 240 | 343 | 612 | 597 | 637 | 565 | 439 | 277 | 219 | 312 | 283 | 278 | 269 | 196 | 153 | 121 | 121 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | SSE 9 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | S 11 | SSE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 26 | 26 | 12 | 11 | 21 | 25 | 24 | 82 | 119 | 47 | 44 | 42 | 41 | 59 | 61 | 61 | 39 | 38 | 56 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 32 | 73 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | — | ENE 3 | E 3 | SE 12 | ENE 12 | NE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 11 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | S 15 | SSE 16 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 25 | 12 | — | 1 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 25 | 17 | 49 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 58 | 58 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 71 | 50 | 57 | 33 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | — | — | — | NE 5 | — | NE 2 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 2 | S 4 | S 6 | S 7 |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 12 | 76 | 195 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 49 | 29 | 27 |
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