Fields surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Thursday 07 May 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
13.7° 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 12AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 May)--
Afternoon (08 May)0.5ft (0.2m)14s
Evening (08 May)3ft (0.9m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Sat night). Mainly strong winds.

Thu
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sun
10
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
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
2
1
0
1
1
1
1
3
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
14
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
14
2.5
ENE
9
1.8
ENE
9
1.4
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
9
1.5
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
9
0.7
ENE
9
0.7
ENE
9
0.5
S
9
0.9
SSE
15
1.1
SSE
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
20
21
101
114
117
120
117
147
20
20
975
489
290
415
386
269
214
145
100
78
73
44
387
525
Wind (km/h)
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
N
10
NE
25
NE
30
NE
30
NNW
35
NNW
50
NNW
30
NW
25
NW
5
SW
10
SE
5
E
10
N
15
NW
15
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
35
WNW
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
on
on
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
9:08PM1.62m
9:31AM1.46m
9:54PM1.60m
10:17AM1.45m
10:39PM1.59m
11:02AM1.45m
Low Tide
2:51PM0.40m
3:28AM0.41m
3:36PM0.41m
4:13AM0.41m
4:20PM0.41m
4:56AM0.40m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:24
7:26
7:26
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5:22
5:22
5:21
5:20
1
Temp °C
21
19
20
19
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
17
17
16
16
14
13
12
12
11
11
11
13
16
17
15
17
17
15
16
16
17
14
13
13
10
7
10
11
13
12
11
10
7
7
8
10
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
14
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
14
2.5
ENE
9
1.8
ENE
9
1.4
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
9
1.5
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
9
0.7
ENE
9
0.7
ENE
9
0.7
NE
9
0.9
SSE
15
1.1
SSE
15
Energy kJ
20
21
101
114
117
120
117
147
20
20
975
489
290
415
386
269
214
145
100
78
73
84
387
525
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
14
0.1
SE
13
0.2
SSE
13
0.2
SSE
17
0.2
SSE
17
0.5
S
4
0.5
S
4
0.5
S
4
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.7
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
13
Energy kJ
21
21
21
21
8
8
2
2
19
18
7
17
29
28
7
9
10
32
39
40
76
195
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
SE
17
0.1
SE
17
0.2
S
17
0.3
S
16
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
SSE
16
0.3
SSE
15
0.3
ENE
14
0.8
ENE
13
Energy kJ
2
2
11
12
23
46
26
25
25
24
24
44
37
215
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NE
8
0.9
NE
8
1.4
NE
8
1.4
NE
8
1.6
NE
9
2.2
NE
9
3.5
NE
9
2.5
NE
9
0.9
N
4
0.6
NW
4
0.7
NW
4
0.5
NW
3
0.8
SSW
4
0.3
NNW
2
0.4
WNW
3
0.4
WNW
3
Energy kJ
71
86
221
273
371
695
1945
937
24
12
17
4
16
1
4
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
3
Distance (km)
94
94
81
81
1
1
0
1
1
209
209
98
209
80
20
0
20
1
0
0
0
0
0
29
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
4
3
2
2
2
2
2
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
4
4
9
4
3
4
4
4
4
8
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
8
5
5
6
7
7
7
8
6
5
5
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
8
5
4
4
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