Fields surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Tuesday 12 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
13.5° 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 11PM is: 1.7m 16s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 May)--
Afternoon (12 May)4.5ft (1.4m)16s
Evening (12 May)5ft (1.5m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 8°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
12
Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
Fri
15
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)
3
2
4
4
4
6
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SSE
16
1.4
SSE
16
1.5
SSE
16
1.8
SSE
16
1.9
SSE
15
3
S
14
1.9
SSE
14
1.9
SSE
14
1.8
SSE
15
1.7
SSE
14
1.5
SSE
14
1.4
SSE
12
1.3
SSE
10
1.2
SSE
9
1.2
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
8
1.3
SSE
8
1.1
SSE
8
1
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
15
0.8
SSE
15
0.8
SSE
15
0.8
SSE
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1003
950
1136
1531
1505
3596
1384
1464
1396
1187
825
503
299
227
213
232
227
216
171
140
204
291
275
261
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
15
S
10
SW
10
W
10
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
10
W
10
SW
10
WSW
5
WNW
5
WNW
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
SSW
5
SE
10
E
5
ENE
5
N
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
WNW
5
SE
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
00:55AM1.65m
1:22PM1.62m
1:44AM1.69m
2:12PM1.72m
2:35AM1.74m
Low Tide
6:38PM0.31m
7:08AM0.26m
7:29PM0.26m
7:56AM0.20m
8:22PM0.20m
8:47AM0.13m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:30
7:31
7:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:16
5:15
5:15
5:14
Temp °C
17
13
10
9
10
10
10
12
13
13
12
12
11
10
10
11
11
10
9
9
8
8
8
10
14
10
7
6
7
8
7
9
10
10
10
10
8
7
8
9
10
9
8
8
7
7
7
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SSE
16
1.4
SSE
16
1.5
SSE
16
1.8
SSE
16
1.9
SSE
15
1.9
SSE
14
1.9
SSE
14
1.9
SSE
14
1.8
SSE
15
1.7
SSE
14
1.5
SSE
14
1.4
SSE
12
1.3
SSE
10
1.2
SSE
9
1.2
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
8
1.3
SSE
8
1.1
SSE
8
1
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
14
Energy kJ
1003
950
1136
1531
1505
1443
1384
1464
1396
1187
825
503
299
227
213
232
227
216
171
140
110
83
83
261
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
ENE
11
0.5
ENE
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
SSE
19
0.5
SSE
18
0.6
SSE
17
0.4
SSE
17
0.6
SSE
16
0.4
SSE
16
0.4
SE
16
0.3
SSE
16
0.4
SE
15
0.4
SSE
13
0.4
SSE
14
0.7
SSE
15
0.8
SSE
15
0.8
SSE
15
0.8
SSE
8
Energy kJ
64
62
78
78
77
53
52
52
33
145
184
197
115
175
100
63
48
60
69
77
204
291
275
66
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
E
14
0.4
E
13
0.1
S
26
0.1
SE
24
0.2
SSE
24
0.3
SSE
22
0.3
SSE
21
0.3
SSE
20
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
SE
18
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
Energy kJ
57
55
13
24
55
92
90
75
33
33
33
33
32
17
16
16
16
16
50
17
17
17
17
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
S
14
Energy kJ
3596
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
2
4
4
4
6
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
2
2
3
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
27
29
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
27
49
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
4
4
6
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
4
4
4
4
4
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
4
8
9
9
9
9
8
6
6
7
6
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
5
9
8
8
9
9
9
9
9
7
6
7
6
8
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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