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Fields surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Monday 25 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
12.9° 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 2PM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 25). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (25 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Evening (25 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Fields. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue morning, min 8°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 25 | Tuesday 26 | Wednesday 27 | Thu 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | |
565 | 439 | 277 | 219 | 312 | 283 | 278 | 250 | 196 | 156 | 203 | 100 | 104 | 355 | 993 | 2121 | 2349 | 2097 | 1647 | 1291 | 1010 | 778 | 714 | 693 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | glassy | on | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | |
High Tide | 12:10PM1.69m | 00:33AM1.74m | 1:03PM1.68m | 1:23AM1.68m | 1:53PM1.67m | 2:11AM1.63m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:18PM0.21m | 6:49AM0.19m | 7:11PM0.26m | 7:37AM0.23m | 8:02PM0.31m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 |
 | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | 5:02 |
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Temp °C | 8 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
6 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 6 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 |
 kJ | 565 | 439 | 277 | 219 | 312 | 283 | 278 | 250 | 196 | 156 | 203 | 100 | 69 | 355 | 993 | 2121 | 2349 | 2097 | 1647 | 1291 | 1010 | 778 | 714 | 693 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 4 | S 6 | SSE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 |
| kJ | 41 | 41 | 80 | 61 | 39 | 56 | 56 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 32 | 9 | 26 | 102 | 35 | 23 | 24 | 41 | 40 | 40 | 45 | 47 | 47 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 4 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | S 15 | SSE 16 | — | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 11 | ENE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 3 | 58 | 58 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 71 | 50 | — | 51 | 104 | 44 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | SW 3 | — | SSE 2 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 11 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 59 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 29 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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