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Fields surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Thursday 27 Nov 2025 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
15.1° C
(Which is 2.9°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Fields today?
The current surf forecast for Fields at 2PM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 27). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Nov) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (27 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (27 Nov) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Fields. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 10 PM | 1 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 78 | 54 | 75 | 76 | 197 | 252 | 202 | 161 | 135 | 186 | 151 | 149 | 130 | 164 | 161 | 158 | 149 | 146 | 143 | 111 | 111 | 111 | 169 | 125 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | on | on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | off | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 10:33AM 1.62 | 10:56PM 1.47 | 11:19AM 1.62 | 11:44PM 1.50 | 12:06PM 1.64 | 12:34AM 1.56 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 4:18AM 0.38 | 4:55PM 0.37 | 5:03AM 0.36 | 5:39PM 0.34 | 5:50AM 0.33 | 6:25PM 0.29 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | Sun 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 5:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 8:44 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:45 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 16 | 15 | 23 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 |
| Feels °C (?) | 13 | 12 | 18 | 21 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 |
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