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Fields surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Thursday 26 Mar 2026 NZDTForecast 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
15.8° C
(Which is 2.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Fields today?
The current surf forecast for Fields at 4AM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am March 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Mar) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (26 Mar) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 7s |
| Evening (26 Mar) | 11ft (3.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Fields. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 82 | 55 | 54 | 52 | 136 | 408 | 637 | 989 | 1820 | 2303 | 2086 | 2572 | 2448 | 2639 | 2160 | 2576 | 2167 | 1132 | 939 | 653 | 495 | 380 | 325 | 275 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 11:21PM 1.86 | 11:49AM 1.71 | 12:22AM 1.86 | 12:49PM 1.71 | 1:21AM 1.86 | 1:47PM 1.72 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:42AM 0.18 | 6:01PM 0.14 | 6:41AM 0.18 | 6:59PM 0.14 | 7:38AM 0.18 | |||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 26 | Friday 27 | Saturday 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 7:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:37 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:27 |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 16 |
| Feels °C (?) | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 16 |
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