- Forecast
- Maps
- Live
- Weather State
- Spot Information
Fields Surf Forecast
/ Canterbury (28 surf breaks) /
Surf Forecasts:
Fields surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Wednesday 20 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 1.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Fields today?
The current surf forecast for Fields at 10AM is: 0.2m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (20 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (20 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Fields. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 7°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 20 | Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | Sat 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 PM | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 10 | ENE 5 | ENE 10 | ENE 5 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 10 | E 13 | E 13 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | SSE 9 | E 12 | S 4 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 8 | S 9 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | |
18 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 17 | 40 | 19 | 13 | 49 | 55 | 32 | 67 | 101 | 141 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 7:14AM1.84m | 7:47PM2.03m | 8:14AM1.82m | 8:47PM1.99m | 9:15AM1.79m | 9:46PM1.93m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:13AM0.04m | 1:30PM-0.01m | 2:12AM0.04m | 2:29PM0.01m | 3:10AM0.06m | 3:28PM0.05m | ||||||||||||||||||
 | |  | | | | | | | | |  |  |  | |  | |  | | | | | | | |
 | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | 5:07 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 7 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 6 | ENE 5 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 8 | ENE 6 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 8 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 13 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 |
 kJ | 7 | 9 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 31 | 31 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 31 | 29 | 24 | 19 | 13 | 49 | 55 | 24 | 67 | 33 | 23 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 7 | E 5 | E 13 | E 13 | NE 7 | NE 8 | ENE 4 | NE 8 | S 9 | SE 10 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | SE 4 | SSE 13 | S 6 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 |
| kJ | 18 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 32 | 7 | 101 | 141 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | ENE 9 | E 10 | S 8 | S 10 | E 13 | S 10 | ENE 6 | SSE 9 | E 12 | S 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 7 | E 7 | E 11 | E 12 | E 12 | S 6 | E 11 |
| kJ | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | ENE 5 | NE 7 | — | — | WNW 2 | — | N 2 | NNE 3 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | S 4 | S 5 | — | — | — | ENE 3 | NE 4 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 5 | 44 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 40 | — | — | — | 3 | 15 | 39 | 58 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 81 | 169 | 81 | 87 | 87 | 29 | 77 | 169 | 87 | 99 | 199 | 199 | 87 | 98 | 68 | 0 | 68 | 70 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 0 | 0 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Fields surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
Nearest