Fields surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Tuesday 14 Apr 2026 NZST
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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
14.9° 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 9AM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 14). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Apr)4ft (1.2m)10s
Afternoon (14 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)14s
Evening (14 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)13s

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


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Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Fri
17
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
2
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
1
4
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
E
1.4
E
1.2
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.7
SSE
0.7
SSE
1.4
S
2.5
S
2
SSE
1.6
SSE
Period(s) (?)101010141413131313131212121212121111999101110
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)45038627318017517316516211911910713813613613497906992922971209949482
Wind
(km/h)
25
NNW
20
NW
25
NW
25
NW
30
NW
15
NW
20
NW
25
NW
20
WSW
15
W
10
W
0
NE
10
NNE
25
NNW
10
NNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
35
WNW
35
W
35
WNW
15
W
5
NNE
10
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
offglasscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffcrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Fri
17
Sunrise--6:58-------6:58-------7:00-----
Sunset----5:57-------5:54-------5:52---
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C131314171714141312101215161514141312131616141110
Feels °C (?)888109109786914139116554781087
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