Fields surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Sunday 29 Mar 2026 NZDT
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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
15.8° C
(Which is 2.1°C 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: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Mar)4ft (1.2m)12s
Afternoon (29 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Evening (29 Mar)4ft (1.2m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
2
2
1
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
2
1
0
3
8
3
4
4
3
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.1
ESE
1.2
E
1.2
E
1
ESE
1
ESE
1
E
1
ESE
1
E
0.6
SSE
0.9
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.5
SSE
1.7
SSE
4.5
S
2.3
SSE
1.9
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.3
SSE
Period(s) (?)12121212121211111111171111111115141415141411109
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)41635336141140429327826026825623219815715311713511387514232215171059447327277
Wind
(km/h)
10
NE
5
ESE
20
NNE
15
NNW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
10
WNW
15
WSW
25
SSE
15
SE
10
ENE
15
NE
10
NNW
25
SW
25
S
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
10
WSW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
NW
5
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
oncrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:41PM
1.72
3:09AM
1.84
3:33PM
1.73
3:59AM
1.81
4:23PM
1.73
4:47AM
1.78
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:33AM
0.17
8:51PM
0.14
9:26AM
0.17
9:44PM
0.15
10:16AM
0.17
10:35PM
0.16
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Sunrise--------7:39-------7:41-------
Sunset---7:24-------7:22-------7:21----
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
---------------32-------
Temp. °C15172021201918161715131212121110910111110988
Feels °C (?)1417181918161615151211109106435677655
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